Top Bet Branch Germiston

If they treat their employees like this How do they treat the customer -

Eye Witness News


JOHANNESBURG – Three Johannesburg women have told Eyewitness News how they and other female colleagues were strip-searched and violated at work allegedly on the instruction of the company’s management.

Three clerks at gambling franchise Topbet’s Germiston branch have described how more than 20 women were forced to undress and were then physically inspected on the premises in January.

The incident was apparently sparked by the discovery of a small amount of menstrual blood in a staff toilet.

The clerks have all described how they and other female employees were questioned and accused by management of leaving menstrual blood in the communal staff toilet.

One woman says that when nobody took responsibility for the incident, management ordered that all female staff be stripped and physically checked by cleaners, to determine who was menstruating, warning that the culprit would be dealt with severely.

"When I arrived at a meeting called by management, my manager was shouting, accusing us of being dirty, demanding that the culprit own up."

The 52-year-old woman says that she pleaded with her manager to be excused as she's already been through menopause.

“I raised my hand and told her how I have already gone through menopause. She said she’s not interested and all she wants to know is who is responsible for the blood in the toilet.”

The woman has since opened a case of sexual harassment against management.

The Topbet national office has confirmed the incident and says it has apologised unequivocally to staff.

The company says an independent female advocate has been appointed to conduct further investigations.

COMPENSATION

Three female employees say they want management to be held accountable as they were violated at work.

The clerks say they cannot understand why they were disrespected and treated in such an inhumane manner by female management.

One of the women, who has since opened a case of sexual harassment against the company, says she is not willing to keep working at the company.

But she wants to be compensated for the violation she was forced to endure.

“I do not sleep at night, I want to be compensated for the way I was victimised. Thereafter, I will leave the company.”

Another female staff member says after the incident, she is fearful and uncertain at work.

“We have nowhere to complain. We work under fear. We try to complain, but they’ve threaten to fire us.”

She wants feedback from the company and decisive action against the culprits.

Disgusting... If true

.....sweat shops.... :S

Don’t believe it.


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You could not make this up!! They deserve everything bad that is coming their way - and the person who thought this was appropriate behavior should be sent for mental evaluation

Absolute disgrace!

I think that this is the truth as there was a discussion with Management of Top Bet about 7 this morning on 702 , and she did not deny the event or events , however it seems that there is more to the story than just this part.

Something about rape charges laid and the person who reported the rape charge is now suspended and Top Bet have appointed some top "Woman" Lawyer to resolve the matter.

We live in such a lovely country.

How an idiot manage can kill a business!

The late Mike o' Connor who was Top Bet would never have allowed this to escalate to where it is now in the media

Manager fired

But the 60 year old woman that laid a charge at the police station is still suspended . Woman at that age do not menstruate , I hope she collects a good pension package . How humiliating.

The branch has been closed for now. Bring Julius , this is a million times worse than the H & M story . Where is the Minister of Woman , or the Chair of the ANC Womans League . Having a Sharpy.

It's shocking and I feel for these woman nobody should be treated with such disrespect and be humiliated like that. But wow Warren you think bringing Julias and the red berets in to trash the place like they did H+M is the answer.Hmmm !!!!