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BL Premium reports that soft drinks giant Coca-Cola Beverages SA (CCBSA) has become the latest corporate player to add to the wave of job cuts in SA.
Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) spokesperson Dominique Swartz advised on Thursday: “We received Section 189 notices [dealing with retrenchments] on September 2. The company is planning to retrench over 600 workers.” Swartz said Fawu, an affiliate of the SA Federation of Trade Unions, would oppose the retrenchments and criticised the consultation process the company was allegedly flouting. “Section 189 is regulated by the Labour Relations Act, so there is a formal process that has to be followed. Currently, we are not happy with how the company is going about doing that. They don’t seem serious about consulting. They should at least follow due process. We are opposed to the retrenchments and we fight them,” Swartz indicated.
CCBSA was quoted as saying: “In response to evolving industry dynamics, Coca-Cola Beverages SA intends to make adjustments to its organisation that, if implemented, may result in some roles being impacted and may unfortunately result in job losses. We have started a consultation process with unions and non-unionised employees who may be impacted. Our priority is to support affected colleagues with fairness, transparency, and compassion during this process. Consultations are under way, and no final decision has been made.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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