SAB's soft drinks unit aims for 400 job cuts
According to Bizcommunity, the soft drinks division of South African Breweries (SAB) plans to cut more than 10% of its workforce in a restructuring programme aimed at reducing costs.
SAB spokesperson, Robyn Chalmers, said that over 1 000 Section 189 letters have been issued to management and frontline workers at Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)‚ while an estimated 400 were cut number. ABI employs 3 600 people altogether.
According to the news portal, Moleko Phakedi - deputy general secretary of the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) - said Fawu had requested a special meeting with SAB and ABI "to try and understand where they are coming from with such a high number" of possible job cuts.
Phakedi said the union had received a Section 189 letter from ABI‚ putting the possible number of affected employees at 1 348‚ of whom 1 060 were Fawu members.
Chalmers said consultation is underway between ABI and Fawu, which will be facilitated by the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
