Gov’t says 487 workers retrenched in the past year

Responding to a question in Parliament this week, the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Pius Mokgware, disclosed that the retrenchments were made by 210 companies that submitted notifications of intention to retrench in terms of section 25 of the Employment Act.

“From the 487 workers retrenched, 458 were from manufacturing, services and repairs, three from building construction, quarrying and exploration, one worker from the wholesale sector, 21 from hotel, catering and entertainment, and about four from communication-based organisation and international institute (Embassy),” the minister added.