In the lead-up to Wednesday’s Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) meeting, trade unions hope to hear what alternatives KAP Industrial Holdings considered before announcing the closure of Greyhound, Magic Transfers and Mega Bus – a move that would leave hundreds of workers unemployed.
This comes after the bus operator announced on 3 February that it would be discontinuing its services with effect from Sunday, 14 February.
On Monday, the Democratised Transport Logistics and Allied Workers Union (Detawu) met Greyhound management at the first CCMA-facilitated Section 189 consultation.
The consultations require that the company be transparent with the trade unions and the workers involved and aim to “ensure the fairness of the process”, Detawu deputy general secretary Nontembeko Luzipo told
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Greyhound closure could see 700 job losses
KAP Industrialâs Unitrans Passenger subsidiary faces a showdown with unions over the plan to shut the luxury coach operator down. 14:14
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Greyhound, which has been in business since 1984, confirmed on Wednesday that its operations will cease by Valentineâs Day due to Covid-19 s impact. Image: Greyhound website
Up to 700 jobs are on the line from the planned closure of popular inter-city bus service Greyhound, unions warned on Wednesday.
However, National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) secretary general Irvin Jim has threatened to interdict Greyhoundâs owners Unitrans Passenger to stop closure, saying the union was only informed of the Section 189 retrenchment process on Tuesday.