Municipalities defaulting on pension fund contributions worry workers

The Municipal Worker’s Retirement Fund (MWRF) has raised concerns about municipalities defaulting on permanent employees’ pension contributions saying this is likely to affect their two-pot benefit.

As the country prepares to usher in a new retirement fund dispensation, some municipal workers are concerned that they may not qualify to claim funds due to non-compliance by their employers.

MWRF’s Principal Officer Themba Mfeka says they’ve taken some of the defaulting municipalities to court.

“Yes, we’ve been doing that since 2007. Some municipalities have been in court with us where we were issuing warrants of execution against their assets, I can mention Mafube is one of those, we have Kopanong, we have Tokologo in Free State, we have Masilonyana in Free State and we have Kai! Garib in the Northern Cape. We have great care in Eastern Cape, Blue Crane Route Municipality there are quite a number of them.”

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