Retrenchment turns ugly at BPC

Dark days: BPC plans to cut more than 600 jobs this year, workers say
Dark days: BPC plans to cut more than 600 jobs this year, workers say

A retrenchment exercise at Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) that could reportedly shed 600 jobs, has turned ugly with workers alleging intimidation, two-day dismissals and a descent of a veil of menace in the organisation.

The retrenchment is part of restructuring under the Masa2020 strategy within which the BPC expects to return to profitability in three years’ time. 

New CEO, Stefan Schwarzfischer and an overhauled team of executives are leading the strategy, which is supported by the Board and the parent ministry. However, workers allege the exercise has turned into a witch-hunt after about 900 workers dumped their internal union and approached the National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union (NALCGPWU) for membership.

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