Employers finalise draft on job cuts

Employers have finalised a draft document showing their position on the amendment of labour laws including a proposal for the payment of one-week salary for every year served when retrenching.

While Employers' Confederation of Zimbabwe executive director John Mufukare declined to disclose details some delegates who attended the meeting the employers' confirmed this position.

Mufukare, however, confirmed that employers have come up with the final draft document on what they expect in the amendments.

It is understood that some of the proposals that employers have agreed on included maintaining the employment termination on notice.