Contractors at the site were due to review participation in the industrial unrest, which dates back to March 25, with Eskom acknowledging that work stoppages had contributed to delays in its build programme.
The programme is already years behind schedule and billions of rand over budget.
Complaints include conditions at the hostels, a living-out allowance and completion bonuses.
Eskom says it will assess the extent of disruption once employees return to work.
Medupi's unit 6, which generated between 400MW and 800MW during testing and calibration, is expected to come online at the end of the month, although further testing may be required.
Workers at some hostels within Maropeng Village near the site had been asked to leave the premises since it was believed some were using the facilities as a base for disruption and intimidation.
"People have been forced off buses and taxis," said Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe on Tuesday, 5 May.
"The decision was taken to take stock of who is part of the strike action and who is not.
"Our information is that not all of them are proactively part of this industrial action and they have been intimidated."
Court interdicts have been granted against the unprotected strike, giving employers a free hand to dismiss employees.
Eskom said yesterday that it was working with contractors and organised labour to find a way to get employees back to work within two weeks.
However the dismissal of about 1,000 of the 1,700 workers who took part in a one-day protest in March enraged members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), leading to more protests by workers aggrieved at "being dismissed via SMS".
This came after employees were sent text messages telling them not to return to work pending disciplinary action.
The disciplinary action was itself suspended after a negotiated settlement - ultimately rejected by Numsa members - was reached last month that would see a return to work pending formal processes to resolve grievances.
The union had resolved to continue with the protests until its demands were met.
Numsa's energy sector coordinator, Steve Nhlapo, said on Tuesday that the situation remained unchanged, and that there had been no formal communication from Eskom and contractors to the union.
There was no indication that workers had been asked to vacate accommodation, Mr Nhlapo said.
Numsa maintains it represents about 6,000 employees at the site, and attendance has varied between 2,000 and 2,400 out of the approximately 14,000 employees.
Eskom and contractors are not requesting that employees go to work this week.
Source: Business Day
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