Highest job cuts registered last year

It was revealed during the ongoing employment and skills development Pitso held here that the great majority of the retrenchments are attributed to the closure of the BCL Mine.

The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development, Pearl Ramokoka indicated that companies are continuing to issue notices of retrenchments and this paints a gloomy picture for employment and economic growth, hence the need to seriously engage employers and other stakeholders to address challenges causing closure of businesses and leading to job losses.