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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: Trade Unions and Samancor engage in efforts to reduce number of employees to be retrenched
Description: Trade Unions representing workers at Ferrochrome producer, Samancor will engage the company in efforts to reduce the number of employees to be retrenched at the company's smelters. Samancor issued retrenchment notices, that envisages that 2400 employees might be retrenched at its smelter operations and corporate office. It cites electricity costs as the reason for its decision. This, though Eskom granted them a decrease of 63 cent per Kilowatt per Hour. Itumeleng Kgajane has more...