‘Fear in the building is mounting. Our employer is not taking care of the mental health of employees,’ a staff member said.The bank confirmed this to News24 after an employee, who asked to remain anonymous, complained that staff at its offices in Meadowdale, Johannesburg, had been being forced to work despite colleagues testing positive.
“Another case was also found at the ground floor, but all they did was close access to that floor and fumigated. They claimed that the bank had refused to allow government officials to test employees who could had been in contact with the affected five. In response, Nedbank spokesperson Annaleigh Vallei said the bank had the wellbeing of its staff at heart and said measures had been put in place when the five staff members were diagnosed.