Chaos as Air Zimbabwe Fires, Rehires Staff
Barely 3 days after retrenching 200 employees, the state-owned airline has started rehiring some of the same staff members as the abrupt move wreaked havoc with the airline's operations. The sacking was part of a turnaround strategy to bring the struggling national carrier back to profitability from a U.S.$300 million debt.
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Zimbabwe:
Chaos As Airzim Fires, Rehires Staff
Financial Gazette, 13 July 2017
Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) is rehiring some of its staff members whose contracts were terminated on Tuesday under a retrenchment exercise, the Financial Gazette has established, as the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Could Mugabe's Son-in-Law Be Sent For Retraining?
News24Wire, 13 July 2017
President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law could be sent for retraining on how "to work for a parastatal", as struggling Air Zimbabwe embarks on a drive to restore viability, reports… Read more »
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