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Bata fires 150 workers
21 Sep 2015 at 09:45hrs | Views
BATA Shoe Company last month fired 150 workers after taking advantage of the recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed companies to terminate employees 'contracts on three months' notice.
Most of the employees who had served the shoe manufacturer for more than 30 years were issued with dismissal letters last month. In July the company suspended 17 workers including the entire workers committee for engaging in a strike to pressure the firm to review housing and transport allowances.
"Management of the Zimbabwe Bata Shoe Company have decided to terminate your contract of employment with on notice in terms of the Labour Act of Chapter 28 (01) and/or in terms of common law of section 12 (4) of the Labour Act allow us to give you three months' notice of termination of employment relationship. As we hereby do, your notice shall take effect from 7 August 2015 (Friday) which is the date on which the notice is issued," reads part of the termination notices.
Edson Mlambo, the vice chairman of the workers' committee, who was also sacked said he had served the company for 36 years only to go home empty handed.
"It's sad that after serving the company for so long most of us now go home empty handed," said Mlambo.
Most of the employees who had served the shoe manufacturer for more than 30 years were issued with dismissal letters last month. In July the company suspended 17 workers including the entire workers committee for engaging in a strike to pressure the firm to review housing and transport allowances.
"Management of the Zimbabwe Bata Shoe Company have decided to terminate your contract of employment with on notice in terms of the Labour Act of Chapter 28 (01) and/or in terms of common law of section 12 (4) of the Labour Act allow us to give you three months' notice of termination of employment relationship. As we hereby do, your notice shall take effect from 7 August 2015 (Friday) which is the date on which the notice is issued," reads part of the termination notices.
Edson Mlambo, the vice chairman of the workers' committee, who was also sacked said he had served the company for 36 years only to go home empty handed.
"It's sad that after serving the company for so long most of us now go home empty handed," said Mlambo.
Source - online
