Molefe was permanent employee - Minnaar

[f2wohf]

Eskom executive support manager Anton Minnaar has told Parliament’s inquiry into state capture that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe was always a permanent employee of the power utility.

Minnaar was giving evidence before the oversight
committee on public enterprises on Tuesday into the mismanagement of state funds at Eskom.
“It is clear in my view, that we appointed him as a permanent employee. We have never been advised differently,” said Minnaar.

On multiple occasions he reiterated that he was of the view that Molefe was never a contract worker at the power utility.

“Even up to today I am very clear he is a permanent employee, he is not a contractor,” he said.
The committee's evidence leader advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara, however, put it to Minnaar that it was “common knowledge” that Molefe was on a fixed-term contract.

“You are the first one from Eskom to maintain that somebody on a fixed-term contract is regarded as a permanent employee,” said Vanara.

The issue is important, as it would affect whether Molefe was or wasn't entitled to a pension payout.
Minnaar, however, said in his understanding the former CEO was a “permanent employee with a term”.

He said that Molefe was the first top executive at Eskom to have a permanent contract with a fixed-term, and added it was "not best practice".

Earlier in the inquiry, however, Eskom’s Pension and Provident Fund ‘s CEO Sibusiso Luthuli said Molefe should never have been a member of the pension fund as he was on a five-year fixed term contract.
Only permanent employees are allowed to be members, said Luthuli.

Molefe was initially employed at the power utility as a permanent employee after leaving Transnet. But this was later changed to a five-year fixed-term contract, backdated to October 1, 2015.

But Minaar said this didn't necessarily mean that he was a contract worker.

He said this was because when Molefe changed from a permanent employee to a fixed-term employee, he did not renegotiate his benefits.

“If a person is on a five-year term he has to renegotiate his entire package,” argued Minnaar.
Molefe also maintains that he was always a permament employee of the power utility.
Minnaar also said the only copy of a signed employment contract between Molefe and Eskom that he has was dated March 2016.

The committee will later hear evidence from the Eskom board, and the power utility's controversial suspended chief financial officer Anoj Singh.

https://m.fin24.com/Economy/eskom-inquiry-continues-singh-and-board-to-testify-20171205

 

[f2wohf]

Minnaar, however, said in his understanding the former CEO was a “permanent employee with a term”.

Another one has been molefed apparently.

 

[ForceFate]

Are we going to see the end of this madness? Right now, I'm going to have tea and not have tea at the same time.

 

[ForceFate]

Another one has been molefed apparently.

Yeah. Pretty much

 

[Nicodeamus]

I keep getting the impression that he is being made the fall guy for a lot of others

 

[krycor]

It’s simple.. the contract says contractor. Your opinion counts little in the grand scheme of things..

 

[f2wohf]

I keep getting the impression that he is being made the fall guy for a lot of others

I keep getting the impression that having Molefe over for dinner could be a lot of fun.

“Hello Brian”

“Good day and goodbye”

“Are you hungry?”

“Yes and no”

 

[ForceFate]

I keep getting the impression that having Molefe over for dinner could be a lot of fun.

“Hello Brian”

“Good day and goodbye”

“Are you hungry?”

“Yes and no”

Make sure he doesn't see invitation as offer for free accommodation.

 

[f2wohf]

Make sure he doesn't see invitation as offer for free accommodation.

Free and paying you mean?

 

[Sneeky]

Where is the inquiry?

Did Anoj pull a sicky?

 

[ForceFate]

Free and paying you mean?

 

[ForceFate]

Molefeisms

 

[f2wohf]

Does he mean the manufactured loadshedding? I’m sure changing a report and pressing two buttons were enough to stop it...

Eskom executive support manager Anton Minnaar has told Parliament’s inquiry into state capture that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe R30m pension payout was worthwhile, as he helped defeat load shedding. #EskomInquiry #StateCapture

 

[ForceFate]

Lol. Loadshedding was defeated by falling demand. Many places scaled down production and remained there for a while. Others closed down.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Lol. Loadshedding was defeated by falling demand. Many places scaled down production and remained there for a while. Others closed down.

Actually it was defeated when the "coal shortage" issue was sorted out by handing the Guptas a coal contract. The whole thing was a fabricated.

You don't just go from one extreme of overdemand to the other of oversupply overnight...

 

[ForceFate]

Actually it was defeated when the "coal shortage" issue was sorted out by handing the Guptas a coal contract. The whole thing was a fabricated.

You don't just go from one extreme of overdemand to the other of oversupply overnight...

+1

 

[blunomore]

Surely all you need to do, is read the contract? Does it stipulate a term?

This cannot be rocket science. Where is the document?

 

[ForceFate]

Surely all you need to do, is read the contract? Does it stipulate a term?

This cannot be rocket science. Where is the document?

I'm starting to question whether there ever was any document, or if documents were only signed right before his not resignation.

 

[Sinbad]

Surely all you need to do, is read the contract? Does it stipulate a term?

This cannot be rocket science. Where is the document?

"Permanent with a term"

 

[Pox]

I'm starting to question whether there ever was any document, or if documents were only signed right before his not resignation.

Pretty sure whatever contract they do produce (how the f have they not done so already) will be altered from whatever the original was.