Botswana Life offers BCL workers reprieve

Moorad.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Moorad.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Following the recent closure and liquidation of the BCL and Tati Nickel mines, Botswana Life Insurance Limited (BLIL) has extended empathy and support to policyholders from the mines by offering them a six-month payment holiday.

In a statement, BLIL said once there has been official confirmation of when the employees of the two mines will receive their last salary, the company will offer a six-month premium holiday for all risk policies. This premium holiday will start the month following the policyholders’ last salary payment.

Provisional liquidator, Nigel Dixon-Warren has since confirmed that the workers will get their last salaries by October 31, 2016 (yesterday).

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