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NRZ strike was a blessing in disguise, over 1000 workers to lose jobs
29 Jun 2016 at 06:00hrs | Views
National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board chairman Larry Mavima has praised the recent crippling strike saying it was an eye opener.
He said it made them realise they can operate with few workers.
He revealed that over 1000 non-essential staff will soon be kicked out to ease the burden on the ailing ailing parastatal.
"The industrial action that we experienced recently was a blessing in disguise as it made us realise that we can do with a very lean structure" he said. "It's quite evident that NRZ is overstaffed in relation to the business we're generating and we don't see an avalanche of business coming to NRZ in the immediate foreseeable future,".
"Therefore, after the forensic audit, we're looking at retrenching between 1,000 and 1,400 people.
NRZ employs about 5,700 people. In April, over 4,000 NRZ workers embarked on an industrial action to press their employer to pay them their outstanding salaries dating back more than 15 months.
He said it made them realise they can operate with few workers.
He revealed that over 1000 non-essential staff will soon be kicked out to ease the burden on the ailing ailing parastatal.
"The industrial action that we experienced recently was a blessing in disguise as it made us realise that we can do with a very lean structure" he said. "It's quite evident that NRZ is overstaffed in relation to the business we're generating and we don't see an avalanche of business coming to NRZ in the immediate foreseeable future,".
"Therefore, after the forensic audit, we're looking at retrenching between 1,000 and 1,400 people.
NRZ employs about 5,700 people. In April, over 4,000 NRZ workers embarked on an industrial action to press their employer to pay them their outstanding salaries dating back more than 15 months.
Source - Byo24News
