Ericsson retrenchments unsettle BOFEPUSU

Ericsson retrenchments unsettle BOFEPUSU
Ericsson retrenchments unsettle BOFEPUSU

The Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) expressed deep concern over the ‘untidy, unprocedural and unethical’ retrenchment of workers at Ericsson Botswana that is ongoing.

About 20 of Ericsson (AB Botswana) workers are locked in a tug of war with management over their ‘unfair dismissal’ that the Department of Labour has been called to arbitrate.

The case was supposed to have been heard on April 29, 2020, but was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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