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More than 100 employees of the City Of Johannesburg to laid off

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[BUSINESS REPORT] More than 100 employees of the City of Johannesburg are facing the chop after new council bosses said their contracts were unlawfully changed to permanent positions.
Just three months after the African National Congress (ANC) lost control of Johannesburg in last year’s local government elections, some workers are complaining of a witch-hunt
The outcry came after the City of Johannesburg, which is under a Democratic Alliance (DA)-led coalition on Monday sent out letters nullifying permanent jobs of staff accused of being unlawfully employed when the ANC was in charge.
2 Mar 2022 4AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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