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The spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Education MEC Vuyisile Mboxela has been suspended, after a video of her in a heated conversation with a colleague went viral.
In the video footage Mboxela is heard using “harsh and unacceptable language” against a fellow employee.
Both the office of MEC and the acting Head of the department DR Soyisile Nuku have condemned Mboxela’s behavior saying it is “unwelcome at work”.
Further, a meeting with the affected employees has been arranged and a formal apology will be tendered, the department said. The matter has also been referred to the employee wellness directorate to ensure all these employees are counseled and briefed for them to be fit to work
“This matter has been escalated and a case has been opened with the Labour Relation director against her and investigations are underway,” the acting spokesperson for the department Mail Mtima said.
“The Department does not tolerate any unbecoming behavior at work be it bullying, unfair treatment including racism as these negatives disrupts the functioning of the system hence its activation of the labor relation directorate,” said Mtima.
This will ensure fairness, upholding mutual respect amongst employees as espoused in the Batho Pele principles, Mtima added.
“The department sends a heartfelt apology to the people of the province and the country at large,” Mtima added.
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