 Retrenchment Procedure A (flowchart

Annexure A

Security of employment and severance pay

Procedures to be followed in the event of working shorttime, lay-offs, relocation or closure of an establishment, retrenchment and/or redundancy and the operation of limited duration contracts of employment.

1 Retrenchments and/or redundancies

1.1 Introduction

Any retrenchment of employees falling under the scope of this agreement must be undertaken in accordance with either Procedure A or Procedure B. The procedure to be used will depend on:  the size of the company;  the number of employees that the company proposes to retrench; and  the company’s retrenchment history over the preceding 12-month period.

1.2 Procedure A

Procedure A must be applied by those employers who employ:  50 or fewer employees; or  more than 50 employees but who are contemplating retrenching less than the number of employees reflected hereunder:  For employers of up to 200 employees .....10 employees  For employers of more than 200 but not more than 300 employees .....20 employees  For employers of more than 300 but not more than 400 employees .....30 employees  For employers of more than 400 but not more than 500 employees .....40 employees  For employers of 500 or more employees .....50 employees and Where the number of employees retrenched in the 12-month period prior to the date of the notice of invitation to consult together with the number of employees that the employer contemplates retrenching is less than the above.