Massive job cuts at the SABC

[Jamie McKane]

Massive job cuts at the SABC

The South African broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has issued a notice to staff stating that it will retrench thousands of employees in an effort to save costs.

The state broadcaster confirmed it will proceed with Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act, retrenching up to 981 permanent employees and 1,200 of its 2,400 freelancers.

 

[LaraC]

Retrench the board while you're at it.

 

[Lord Farquart]

MASSIVE. Fokken palooka.

 

[3WA]

Let's stop paying TV licences in solidarity with the retrenched workers.

 

[ekske1]

Another massive success story.

 

[Dan C]

Only takes a couple of employees to run the SABC in any event

 

[Ianf1]

Before an election let's see how the real government "TheANC" responds to this! New SABC board in 3 months

 

[Swa]

Cosatu won't be taking this well.

 

[ekske1]

Cosatu won't be taking this well.

" we will bring the country to a standstill "?

If only we had an Iron Lady.

 

[Seriously]

" we will bring the country to a standstill "?

If only we had an Iron Lady.

We dont have? I read today somewhere that the ANC is a bunch of pussies...

 

[Fuzzbox]

If the salary bill was R3.1 Billion Rand that is not much of a saving at all.
Just under 15% saving and a third of the workforce gone.
Figures don't add up.
Seems like no managers will lose their jobs and carry on earning bloated salaries.

 

[marine1]

Brought to you by Hlaudi

 

[ekske1]

Brought to you by Hlaudi

90% locally approved

 

[Hemi300c]

Not good enough.

 

[ponder]

 

[Wasabee!]

2400 freelancers I wonder if the freelancers consult out to freelance consulting companies who get assistance from another freelance consulting firm. It's like you have to find your way through the maze of interdiaries to get to the person doing the work.

 

[lexis]

Look at the worry in my eye ... tsk tsk

 

[Lord Farquart]

2400 freeloaders. I wonder if the freeloaders consult out to freeload consulting companies who get assistance from another freeload consulting firm. It's like you have to find your way through the maze of interdiaries to get to the person doing the work.

The way was supposed to be worded.

 

[grok]

Good, less bailouts suits me fine..

 

[[OUPA]MrNutz]

VERY easy. Start at the TOP. Dead wood eating the big salaries hide there and cover for each other. Fire HR for having a non existing performance management and expose internal corruption.