{"id":3161,"date":"2021-10-07T16:03:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T16:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/retailer-cuts-ties-with-recruitment-agency-ndjendjela-says-ar-claims-unsubstantiated"},"modified":"2021-10-07T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T17:54:38","slug":"retailer-cuts-ties-with-recruitment-agency-ndjendjela-says-ar-claims-unsubstantiated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/retailer-cuts-ties-with-recruitment-agency-ndjendjela-says-ar-claims-unsubstantiated","title":{"rendered":"Retailer cuts ties with recruitment agency&#8230;Ndjendjela says AR claims unsubstantiated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Retailer Choppies has, with immediate effect, severed ties with the Employment Placement Service of Namibia, owned by politician Gottlieb Ndjendjela.<\/p>\n<p>Ndjendjela confirmed to New Era that he signed the termination of contract document, but was quick to say the \u201cbaseless\u201d allegations levelled against him had nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n<p>The abrupt contract termination comes a week after the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement approached the management of the retailer, complaining that the EPSN\u2019s conduct was exploiting the workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese allegations had nothing to do with the termination. That is something we discussed some time back. We had an issue where our employees informed us that one of the Choppies management members was sexually harassing the workers, so it started from there,\u201d he stated without delving into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to make it clear that there is nothing we are taking from the workers as alluded to. We are operating legally, just like any other recruitment agency. These are our employees who we enter into contractual employment agreements with, where everything is stated. The company which we provide employees for pays us, and in return we pay the workers as agreed upon.<\/p>\n<p>It is more like a security company that won a tender. The client pays the contracted security company, which in turn then pays the guard, based on the salary agreement. So, that is what happens with EPSN also\u201d, he continued.<\/p>\n<p>EPSN is an agency owned by Ndjendjela, which serves as a middleman between employers and employees.<\/p>\n<p>To that extent, EPSN is responsible for salary payments. However, there are concerns that the agency has been deducting huge sums and only paying peanuts to the workers doing the actual job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNotice is hereby given to you that Choppies Supermarket Namibia is terminating the agreement with EPSN for the provision of personnel services to Choppies outlets across Namibia, which agreement was concluded on 2 December 2019,\u201d wrote the retailer in a statement dated 30 September, and subsequently signed by Ndjendjela on 1 October.<\/p>\n<p>Choppies further said it will pay EPSN a lump sum amount for the premature contract termination.<\/p>\n<p>AR\u2019s Revolutionary Union (RU) in their latest statement vowed to continue waging the struggle of dejected workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere and when a system seems to oppress, isolate and subjugate, it\u2019s the responsibility of the revolutionaries to rebel,\u201d stated AR activist Benedick Louw.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the union will not allow the \u201ccapitalist exploitative class\u201d to continue mistreating workers under their watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will cooperate, if needed. We will advise, but we will also fight if need be,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Ndjendjela insisted that he has proof to counter any claims made as he gunned for his innocence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Retailer Choppies has, with immediate effect, severed ties with the Employment Placement Service of Namibia, owned by politician Gottlieb Ndjendjela. Ndjendjela confirmed to New Era that he signed the termination of contract document, but was quick to say the \u201cbaseless\u201d allegations levelled against him had nothing to do with it. 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