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Harare Residents Trust hails Council for firing 3000 workers
20 Aug 2015 at 07:46hrs | Views
Harare Residents Trust has hailed the Harare City Council for dismissing about 3000 workers saying the local authority was for so long boated and needed to be trimmed.
In a Face Book post the Trust said Harare City Coun cil structure is bloated and fatty and the excess fat should be removed.
"HCC needs a lean, efficient and effective structure. Job cuts are necessary," said the Trust. " The process,however, should not be opaque. The process c needs to be very open and transparent. the exer cise should affect all levels of the hierarchy.
The Harare City Council on Tuesday reportedly laid off about 3000 workers on three months' notice. The dismissals come at a time the legislature is in the process of amending the Labour Act.
Finance and Human Resources committees allegedly met on Monday and agreed that 3000 workers should be laid off.
The documents are said to have been signed by Deputy Mayor, Councillor Thomas Muzuva as the Mayor, Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni is out of the country.
With the dismissal of 3000 workers from the Harare City Council, the number of employees who have lost their jobs since the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the 17th of July 2015 is now above 22 000.
As at Friday the 14th of August, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) put the figure of retrenched workers at 16 700 while the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) put the number of at 19 000.
In a Face Book post the Trust said Harare City Coun cil structure is bloated and fatty and the excess fat should be removed.
"HCC needs a lean, efficient and effective structure. Job cuts are necessary," said the Trust. " The process,however, should not be opaque. The process c needs to be very open and transparent. the exer cise should affect all levels of the hierarchy.
The Harare City Council on Tuesday reportedly laid off about 3000 workers on three months' notice. The dismissals come at a time the legislature is in the process of amending the Labour Act.
The documents are said to have been signed by Deputy Mayor, Councillor Thomas Muzuva as the Mayor, Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni is out of the country.
With the dismissal of 3000 workers from the Harare City Council, the number of employees who have lost their jobs since the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the 17th of July 2015 is now above 22 000.
As at Friday the 14th of August, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) put the figure of retrenched workers at 16 700 while the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) put the number of at 19 000.
Source - Byo24News
