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Timeslive reports that Mugg & Bean (M&B) has re-employed a member of staff who claimed that he lost his job because customers did not want to be served by a black manager.
Andile Bozo ignited a fierce debate on social media when he attributed his retrenchment to racism‚ alleging that the franchisee at the Somerset West Waterstone Village mall told him that customers wanted a white manager. M&B said it was unfortunate that the retrenchment – due to weak trading conditions in a challenging economy – had been perceived as racist and had turned into a public furore. M&B operations executive Jeanne Geldenhuys said on Thursday that the matter had been resolved and Bozo would be reemployed in the group. The franchisee‚ Leon Mouton‚ and Bozo met and resolved the matter through a full and final settlement. Mouton said it was unfortunate that the incident was described as racist. Geldenhuys said the restaurant regretted that the incident had played out in public when it should have been resolved faster and within the business. It is unclear which role Bozo will be taking up in the group.
- Read this report by Nonkululeko Njilo in full at Timeslive
- Read too, EFF wants Mugg & Bean black manager reinstated or else, at The Citizen
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