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EMS worker denies strike claims and alleges intimidation over unpaid overtime.

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An EMS worker denies that the employees abandoned patients or went on strike, saying they completed all scheduled shifts and only refused additional unpaid hours after notifying management. The worker also alleges that the HPCSA complaint was intended to intimidate them and that Gauteng has failed to implement a national 32-hour working-hours policy that has been applied in other provinces.
24 Sep English South Africa News

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