Telkom is facing a battle from many managers and senior managers, who have tabled a \u201cManagers Group Grievance\u201d against the company for what it calls \u201cunfair treatment\u201d.<\/p>\n
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko said in early April<\/strong><\/a> that the company plans to cut R1 billion in costs every year for the next five years as part of a restructuring process.<\/p>\n Bloomberg reported in January<\/a><\/strong> that Telkom may fire as many as 1,000 managers and cut the approximately 21,000-strong workforce by almost a third over five years, to turn the company around.<\/p>\n Maseko said that there will be job cuts, and management-level position are among the most likely positions to be trimmed.<\/p>\n Towards the end of 2013, many of Telkom\u2019s level 4 and level 5 managers joined forces to address the group’s concerns.<\/p>\n The \u201cManagers Group Grievance\u201d was submitted to Telkom\u2019s top management on 20 December 2013.<\/p>\n The concerns included:<\/p>\n \u201cManagement and their dependents have suffered severe financial consequences in recent years and there is no end in sight,\u201d the management group said.<\/p>\n The group suggested various interventions in addressing its concerns, including:<\/p>\n According to communications from the group, it met with unions on 24 March 2014 to establish the way forward with the Managers Grievance.<\/p>\n This, the group said, was necessary because there was no commitment or feedback from Telkom after an initial meeting in January 2014 to try to address the concerns.<\/p>\n In early April 2014, the group sent an email to Thami Msubo (ME of HR) and Sipho Maseko (Group CEO) for action on the Managers Group Grievance.<\/p>\n The group said that Msubo and Maseko did not respond to the issue, and union Solidarity has now referred the matter to the CCMA. The South African Communications Union (SACU) is expected to join Solidarity in the battle.<\/p>\n One of the prominent grievances surrounds Telkom\u2019s new performance management system.<\/p>\n According to the group, Solidarity had two meetings with Telkom regarding the system. However, it said that \u201cTelkom made a few promises, but have not yet finalised any of its promises\u201d.<\/p>\n SACU noted that Telkom was not willing to engage with employees (managers) on the new performance management system.<\/p>\n CCMA arbitration proceedings regarding this issue are scheduled for the 13th of May 2014.<\/p>\n Marius Croucamp, Solidarity\u2019s spokesperson, confirmed the dispute with Telkom. He said that the union tried to resolve the issue with Telkom, but no satisfactory outcome could be reached.<\/p>\n Telkom was asked for comment on the Managers Group Grievance and the new performance management system, but the company did not respond by the time of publication.<\/p>\n Telkom\u2019s fibre to the home launch window<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n MTN-Telkom tie up 3 to 4 months away<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Public reprimand for Telkom CEO: report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nManagers Group Grievance<\/h3>\n
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