10111 call centre
Maitland 10111 call centre still closed after COVID-19 infections
A sergeant and a constable - who operate separate shifts at the 10111 call centre - tested positive for the virus.
The South African Police Union (Sapu) has agreed to go back to work although there is no wage settlement on the table yet.
The union who represents over 700 striking employees have written to the employer to notify them of the decision agreed upon by workers last night.
In September, Sapu members refused to return to work after the service and majority union Popcru signed a collective agreement.
The call centre workers have been on strike since July over a salary hike dispute.
Saftu's Zwelinzima Vavi says government and the SAPS have been far too slow to respond to the demands of 10111 workers.
Senior police management has ordered striking 10111 workers to return to their posts on Friday or face disciplinary steps.
The South African Police Union (Sapu) members went on strike in August demanding a wage hike.
Last week, the Labour Court in Johannesburg ruled in favour of police, granting an interdict against acts of intimidation.
Worker representative Bethuel Nkuna says they will not contravene the court order but will turn to other workers.
The Labour Court in Johannesburg has ruled in favour of the police, granting it an interdict against acts of intimidation by demonstrators.
The police service has accused the strikers of damaging property and intimidate non-striking workers while demanding higher wages.
The South African Police Union General secretary Oscar Skommere says the employer is nowhere near meeting the union's demands.
Police management have taken Sapu to the Labour Court to have the ongoing 10111 call centre strike interdicted.
The police claim the 10111 call centre workers are intimidating and threating non-striking employees.
Workers will picket across the country today, in Gauteng, they'll gather at the police headquarters in Midrand.
Their protest was put on ice for over a week when the matter went to the CCMA but it's now back on and has intensified on Thursday.
The police ministry says it has had to once again redeploy some of its officers to compensate for 10111 call centre staff that have gone on strike.
Workers affiliated to the South African Police Union (Sapu) have suspended their strike.