BMWU appeals Khoemacau judgement

To the streets: Tsimako during today's briefing. The BMWU will lead a march on Wednsday in Maun to hand over a petition to the District Commissioner in protest against working conditions at Khoemacau PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
To the streets: Tsimako during today's briefing. The BMWU will lead a march on Wednsday in Maun to hand over a petition to the District Commissioner in protest against working conditions at Khoemacau PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Mineworkers Union (BMWU) is appealing a recent Industrial Court judgement which ruled against miners in their dispute with Khoemacau Copper Mining over the calculation of overtime.

The Union and mine management differed over a formula to be used for overtime at the mine.

The BMWU had argued that the monthly calculation of how much overtime shift workers are entitled to, should be based on average working hours over two weeks and exclude the third week of rest which is unpaid.

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