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Non-Payment, Avoidance & Regulatory Escalation – Digi Cars / iCar Technologies
I was employed by Digi Cars / iCar Technologies as a Talent Acquisition Specialist in the HR team, and I am posting this after exhausting direct channels to resolve outstanding remuneration owed to me.
What happened:
* On Friday, 24 April, I attended the company’s offices to address non-payment. The Group HR Manager, Nalini Ballaram, was unavailable. Reception undertook to arrange a follow-up, no call was received. * During a visit to MIBCO, an officer contacted Nalini Ballaram in my presence. She confirmed she would revert after consulting payroll. No response followed. * To date, payment of R15 500 remains outstanding, provident fund was deducted but no record of payment to the fund can be stablished and no meaningful engagement has taken place.
Context:
* Through engagement at MIBCO, I was informed that the company is undergoing proceedings related to non-compliance. I note this in context of the above.
Impact:
* Failure to meet basic payroll obligations * Avoidance of direct engagement * Non-responsiveness even when contacted via an industry body
Resolution sought:
* Immediate settlement of all outstanding remuneration * Written confirmation of payment breakdown and timelines
I have escalated this matter through the CCMA and will pursue all available avenues to resolution.
This post serves as a **formal public record** of my experience and a warning for others to exercise due diligence when engaging with this organisation.
— Mecir de Bruin
After repeated unsuccessful attempts to obtain direct feedback through private channels, meaningful engagement from Group HR only occurred after the public review was posted.
The sequence of events was as follows:
- Prior to the public review, multiple attempts to obtain clarity on outstanding remuneration and payroll documentation did not result in substantive feedback.
- I attended Digi Cars’ offices in person after being unable to secure direct engagement.
- At that time, Ms Nalini Ballaram was unavailable.
- Following the public posts, contact was initiated and a meeting was arranged.
- I was provided with provident fund withdrawal documentation for completion, despite this being an administrative step that would ordinarily have been expected to be initiated shortly after the termination of employment process.
- When asked the purpose of the meeting, I explained that I wished to resolve the outstanding guaranteed remuneration amicably and directly.
- The position communicated shifted from needing to verify the matter with payroll to requiring consultation with legal, with an undertaking that feedback would be provided the following day.
The following day, instead of substantive feedback, I received a single query asking how the estimated outstanding amount of R15,500 had been calculated. I explained that this figure was an estimate due to the continued absence of my final payslip, which had previously been indicated would be provided.
A commitment was made to send the payslip. As of today, this has still not been received. In addition: Following my request for WhatsApp records relevant to the labour dispute, I was informed that company work devices are repurposed and reassigned to other employees. Because these communications may be relevant to the formal proceedings now before the Motor Industry Bargaining Council’s Dispute Resolution Centre, a formal evidence preservation and disclosure request has now been submitted.
I also note that, despite the current payroll cycle date having passed, the remuneration dispute remains unresolved. I have consistently sought to resolve this matter privately, professionally, and amicably before escalating it through public and formal regulatory channels. This update is provided purely to reflect the progression of the matter since my initial review. — Mecir de Bruin
After repeated unsuccessful attempts to obtain direct feedback through private channels, meaningful engagement from Group HR only occurred after the public review was posted.
The sequence of events was as follows:
- Prior to the public review, multiple attempts to obtain clarity on outstanding remuneration and payroll documentation did not result in substantive feedback.
- I attended Digi Cars’ offices in person after being unable to secure direct engagement.
- At that time, Ms Nalini Ballaram was unavailable.
- Following the public posts, contact was initiated and a meeting was arranged.
- I was provided with provident fund withdrawal documentation for completion, despite this being an administrative step that would ordinarily have been expected to be initiated shortly after the termination of employment process.
- When asked the purpose of the meeting, I explained that I wished to resolve the outstanding guaranteed remuneration amicably and directly.
- The position communicated shifted from needing to verify the matter with payroll to requiring consultation with legal, with an undertaking that feedback would be provided the following day.
The following day, instead of substantive feedback, I received a single query asking how the estimated outstanding amount of R15,500 had been calculated. I explained that this figure was an estimate due to the continued absence of my final payslip, which had previously been indicated would be provided.
A commitment was made to send the payslip. As of today, this has still not been received. In addition: Following my request for WhatsApp records relevant to the labour dispute, I was informed that company work devices are repurposed and reassigned to other employees. Because these communications may be relevant to the formal proceedings now before the Motor Industry Bargaining Council’s Dispute Resolution Centre, a formal evidence preservation and disclosure request has now been submitted.
I also note that, despite the current payroll cycle date having passed, the remuneration dispute remains unresolved. I have consistently sought to resolve this matter privately, professionally, and amicably before escalating it through public and formal regulatory channels. This update is provided purely to reflect the progression of the matter since my initial review. — Mecir de Bruin