Choppies May Fire More :: Mmegi Online

Retail giant Choppies may fire 15 more employees pending disciplinary hearings slated for tommorrow. The employees were part of a group that downed tools in March and 40 of them were subsequently dismissed from work.

The disgruntled Choppies employees at Wesgate Mall went on strike in protest against poor welfare and conditions of service. Botswana Commercial and General Workers Union organising secretary Kgopolo Tshikare said they were shocked that the employees were not fired immediately after the strike. He vowed they would take Choppies to task. “It is surprising that they did not fire the employees immediately after the strike. They have now suspended them pending disciplinary hearing. It’s not how things are supposed to be done and we will not just sit back,” he said.

Choppies Chief Executive Officer, Ramachandran Ottapathu however told The Monitor that he was not aware of the developments.

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Choppies May Fire More

Retail giant Choppies may fire 15 more employees pending disciplinary hearings slated for tommorrow. The employees were part of a group that downed tools in March and 40 of them were subsequently dismissed from work.

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