‘Reckless’ and ‘irregular’ new hires at nuclear plant during lockdown
Nuclear Energy Company of SA (Necsa) seems to be getting back on its feet after the appointment of Dave Nicholls as chair earlier this year, following nearly two years of turmoil and repeated changes in directors and management.
But Necsa subsidiary NTP – which operates the Safari nuclear reactor and is the group’s main cash generator – is back in the spotlight, and for all the wrong reasons. It has come under fire for hiring three new executives, two of them previously subject to disciplinary hearings, during the lockdown.
Trade union Nehawu (National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union), the majority trade union at Necsa, says it is angered by the “reckless decisions of NTP management to continue hiring new external people despite the financial difficulties imposed by the coronavirus situation and the consequences of the lockdown”.
“These external recruitments are also happening at a time when the government is rationalising and repurposing state-owned enterprises.
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