Fight over SABC jobs goes to parliament
The SABC wants to cut its R700m annual wage bill by retrenching some 600 workers, but two unions and one internal forum isn’t having it
23 July 2020 - 14:41
Unions representing thousands of SABC workers took the fight for their jobs to parliament on Wednesday night, saying the process followed by the broadcaster’s board and management is “fatally flawed” and that there has been no consultation.
The SABC wants to cut its R700m annual wage bill by retrenching some 600 workers across all provincial offices and the head office in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, citing dwindling revenue...
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