Union wins against Mascom

Mascom HQ PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Mascom HQ PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe has ordered that the decision by Mascom Wireless to treat all its employees in Band 5 as members of management is unlawful.

At the centre of the dispute between Botswana Communications Workers Union (BCWU) and Mascom was whether or not the wireless company’s employees employed at Band 5 are members of its management such that they are ineligible for membership of the BCWU.

In its request for recognition, the union provided to the respondent, a list of the employees whom it regarded as its members.

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