Majwe Mining wins overtime case against employees

Majwe Mining Joint Venture is contracted by Debswana at the Jwaneng diamond mine Cut 8 project. The workers lost their case in which they demanded the company to pay them overtime allowances computed by utilising average hours over a three weeks’ cycle in terms of section 97 (1) as read with section 37 (1) of the Employment Act.

The workers had dragged their employer to court claiming that they are forced to work whilst being paid less overtime allowances than what they are entitled to. It emerged from court papers that since 2012, the company refused to increase overtime payment after the Commissioner of Labour granted it an exemption, allowing it to increase work time beyond 12 hours daily.