Telkom plans to cut 3000 jobs by March, says union
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) says telecommunications provider Telkom plans to shed over 3000 jobs by March.
The union claims to have had a meeting with Telkom where they indicated that retrenchments are on the cards as a result of financial difficulties.
CWU spokesperson Aubrey Tshabalala says the telecommunications giant will be consulting further with unions on Wednesday regarding the layoffs.
“They told us that their finances are not doing well, and the economy of the country is now standing and also in terms of the macro-management with regards to regulation has made the company suffer.”
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Several unions have been severed with a notice that some 3000 workers at Telkom are facing the possibility of retrenchment.
Labour union Solidarity spokesperson Anton van der Bijl says this is tragic news for the families of workers.
“Solidarity received the section 189 notice from Telkom in terms of a possible retrenchment that will see a possibility of around about 3000 persons maybe retrenched and we will go into a section 189 process and will consult with the outcome.”