Tsumeb — A last stake of employees at B&E International Namibia North, a company contracted by Weatherly Mining, who were producing copper at the Tschudi Mine, downed tools this week following a severance pay dispute.
About 130 B&E contract employees were headed for urgent voluntary resignation after failed negotiations of a severance package as their employment contracts were scheduled to be terminated by end of July. The employees were informed last month that their employment will come to an end; hence, they would not receive any exit package, with the company citing lack of funds. However, as an alternative through negotiations, B&E offered N$1 000 as a bonus to each affected employee. This amount was, however, vehemently rejected by employees, thus prompting the mass resignations.
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