Bleak Janu-worry ahead: Loan repayments leave Municipal workers with no take-home pay

Regulator completes investigation into loan repayments being deducted directly from workers’ salaries, and will discuss ‘potential reckless lending’ with the labour department

31 December 2021 - 00:02

Thousands of indebted municipal employees face a bleak new year with zero take-home pay due to crippling loan repayments. ..

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