eThekwini Municipality workers stand firm on overtime demand

DURBAN - The eThekwini Municipality is accusing its workers of holding them to ransom.

They say staff refuse to work any overtime after it placed a cap on the number of extra hours allowed to be worked in a given month.

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To date, some workers have claimed as much as 200 hours in overtime in a single month.

Workers are digging in their heels and it's led to disruptions in water and sanitation services across the metro.

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The South African Municipal Workers Union in eThekwini says the municipality is the one holding its members hostage.

It accuses the city of implementing a circular with the new working hours without consultation.

* eNCA's Lethiwe Mdluli reports.