Eersterust School Security Guards, cry for help over Unpaid Salaries for over a year.

Schools security guards, in Eersterust, Pretoria, Claim Unpaid Salaries for Over a Year.

It has been over a year since some workers at Urban Watch Security, a private security company responsible for guarding Eersterust Secondary School in Pretoria, claim they have not received their salaries. 

Despite workers striking during the month of November, sending their concerns to the management, still no one was paid.

An anonymous worker revealed that some employees allegedly haven't been paid since January 2024, while others have gone without payment for three consecutive months, starting from November.

"When we ask about our payments, they say the 15th, but when the 15th comes, they say month-end, and when month-end comes, it's another story," the worker said.

Mamelodi News reached out to Urban Watch Security for comment, but the company's HR representative declined to comment over the phone.

According to the school's principal, the security company is paid by the MEC for Education's office, and sometimes, a month can pass without the company receiving payments. 

Typically, schools within the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality have their School Governing Body (SGB) responsible for paying security guards. 

The South African Schools Act (SASA) Section 38 stipulates that a public school's governing body must prepare an annual budget, outlining estimated income and expenditure. 

MECs office had not responded during the publishing of this article.

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