South African operator Cell C is involved in a consultation over job cuts at the executive and management level, the company told MyBroadband. The operator said that in early March, it had begun a consultation under section 189A (2) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, at a senior manager and executive level, and advised employees of the possibility of redundancy of certain positions and contemplated retrenchments. It added that this process is still going on, and the final decision on the number of employees to be retrenched is still undetermined.
The company is currently obtaining affected employees' input to reach a joint consensus with facilitation of the CCMA, Cell C said. The Information Communication and Technology Union (ICTU) stated that Cell C's consultation is almost complete, adding that it opposes the retrenchment of more employees at the mobile operator. Cell C noted that only a small percentage of its employees are affiliated with the ICTU.
