{"id":229457,"date":"2020-02-05T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229457\/more-waste-collection-workers-dismissed\/"},"modified":"2020-02-04T15:48:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T13:48:31","slug":"more-waste-collection-workers-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/05\/more-waste-collection-workers-dismissed\/","title":{"rendered":"More waste collection workers dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The metro has dismissed an additional nine waste collection workers for disrupting waste collection, intimidation of workers and damage to property.<\/p>\n<p>The additional nine employees were notified of their dismissal late on February 3.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This latest development takes the total number employees dismissed at the solid waste division in Kempton Park to 49.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">RELATED ARTICLE:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229411\/forty-waste-collection-workers-dismissed-for-preventing-collection-of-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forty waste collection workers dismissed for preventing collection of waste<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The metro is implementing an operational plan for clearing the waste collection backlog that might have occurred due to the disruptive nature of the affected employees\u2019 conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The safety of employees who are at work and that of municipal property remains of paramount importance for continued rendering of the services in a normal environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a 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