Game proposes job cuts as it plans new-look stores
The retailer wants to boost customer service staff and slash administrative personnel
07 July 2020 - 20:16
Walmart-owned retailer Massmart says it may cut up to 1,800 jobs at its Game stores in SA as part of its turnaround plan to improve the loss-making business.
The proposed retrenchments come as SA grapples with one of the world’s highest unemployment rates at 30.1%. Thousands of jobs are being lost in companies operating in sectors such as media, car rental, telecommunications and manufacturing, largely because of the coronavirus pandemic...
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