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The Herald reports that the Goodyear SA plant in Kariega shut its doors on Friday after unions secured an improved severance deal in terms of which each retrenched employee would receive R100,000, plus four weeks’ pay for every year worked.
The workers will also get their August salary and 2025 bonus entitlement accrual. More than 900 people were employed at the plant, the closure of which is a significant blow to the Nelson Mandela Bay economy. The company announced in June that it would shut down its manufacturing operations in SA, retaining only its sales, distribution and Hi-Q retail presence in the country.
Solidarity and Numsa represent the workers. Solidarity’s Willie Venter said the company informed union officials during settlement talks that it would no longer close down operations in phases and that no one should report for work on Monday, apart from about 60 workers, picked by the company, to stay on to perform maintenance. Venter said the union’s members accepted the improved offer as they had already accepted the previous offer. Numsa’s Irvin Jim said the union would address a media briefing on Monday. The company sent messages to employees on Friday thanking them for their service.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntsikelelo Qoyo at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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