Retrenchment of nearly 200 haunts BTC

The former employees have since approached the Industrial Court after the parties failed to mediate at the Department of Labour offices.

The matter was before the Francistown Industrial Court recently, whereupon the court had ordered that the said employees submit affidavits detailing how much they had suffered after being laid off. However, the case had to be postponed to December as some of the affidavits were said to be non-compliant as they were short of the rank of the Commissioner of Oaths.