Namibia: Retrenched Hilton Workers Received Full Severance Pay - GM

Despite more than 100 retrenched Hilton Hotel workers claiming they were frustrated by the refusal of the hotel to pay their final pay and severance packages, general manager Martin Voskamp yesterday said all workers have received what is due to them. The Hilton Hotel, as with most tourism establishments in the country, became a casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic when it was forced to close its doors amidst the national lockdown on 27 March 2020.

The retrenched hotel workers initially told New Era that when they were released from their duties due to the collapse of the tourism sector, which ultimately affected their terms of employment, they were promised a full salary and severance pay from the company.

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