January 3, 2021 Watipaso Mzungu – Nyasa Times 1 Comment
Recently retrenched employees of Castel Malawi Limited (CML) have dragged the brewer to the Industrial Relations Court (IRC) over what they have described as misrepresentation and unfair dismissal.
Castel Malawi Limited has been retrenching staff
The disgruntled former employees are being led by Purity Paschal Chitalo.
Through IRC statement of claim dated 4 November 2020, Chitalo and 28 others are also accusing their former employer of failing to consult them before effecting a retrenchment.
CML is one of the companies that effected massive retrenchments between 2019 and 2020 due to the volatile economic situations.
In May 2019, Castel Malawi Limited (CML) announced its intention to lay off about 300 workers due to the harsh economic climate compounded by illegal entry of foreign beers into Malawi.