Possible lockdown retrenchments are already soaring - The Mail & Guardian

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Data provided to the Mail & Guardian by the CCMA shows that 1 518 small-scale section 189 cases, and a further large-scale 323 section 189A cases, were referred to the statutory body between April 1 and June 25.

The money from this scheme was set aside to help prevent retrenchments in the wake of the national lockdown. has warned that large-scale job losses are inevitable.

He added, however, that “retrenchments must be the last resort”. “We encourage employers to consult broadly when it comes to major decisions with an impact on job security such as intentions to lay-off workers.”limit some of its operations Early last month, when Nxesi told Parliament’s employment and labour portfolio committee to prepare for an onslaught of cases at the CCMA, he said the statutory body was already labouring under the increased workload after the implementation of theAt the time of the May 12 meeting, the CCMA had received case referrals for only 17 large-scale retrenchments and 151 smaller-scale retrenchments. The large-scale retrenchments were likely only “the tip of the iceberg”, Nxesi said.

 

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