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BusinessLive reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is challenging the planned retrenchment of 600 employees at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
The public broadcaster announced on Thursday that it had issued a notice of possible job cuts amounting to as much as a fifth of its workforce. Affected employees would be invited to make representations during a consultation process facilitated by the CCMA, the broadcaster said. The move to reduce its staggering wage bill, comes after management recently approved above-inflation salary increases of 5%-6%. The SABC pointed out that its notice followed the launch of its new operating model — a strategic renewal initiative aimed at transforming the organisation into a “financially sustainable, self-sufficient and fit-for-purpose public broadcaster”. The CWU said the latest proposed retrenchments had taken workers by surprise. “We met SABC management last week to discuss the turnaround plan, including a skills audit, which is still ongoing. There was no mention of retrenchments then,” said CWU general secretary Aubrey Tshabalala. He alleged that management and the board were acting in bad faith and lacked integrity. “The gloves are off. We will look at the proposal and we will challenge. This will be the biggest fight,” Tshabalala warned.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Bekezela Phakathi at BusinessLive
- Read too, Fed-up SABC employees tired of retrenchment threats, at City Press
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