BATA Shoe Company has suspended 17 employees for engaging in a strike to pressure the firm to review housing and transport allowances.
"You are hereby notified that you have been suspended for a period of 14 days without pay with effect from July 23, 2015 in order that an investigation of an offence concerning (1) active obstruction (2) intimidation or threatening behaviour and (3) sabotage is carried out," reads part of the suspension letters shown to Newzimbabwe.com.
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