MWeb may have to retrench 109 employees after its acquisition of Tiscali South Africa three months ago, IOL reported on Wednesday.
The company’s chief executive, Kim Reid, said “certain duplications and/or redundancies” have been determined after MWeb evaluated the effects of acquiring Tiscali and combining the two businesses.
“We are now at a point where we believe there may be certain duplications and/or redundancies, which may lead to retrenchments, and we are therefore required in terms of Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act to consult with employees regarding these possible retrenchments,” Reid told IOL.
MWeb’s management said it recently invited its workplace forum, which represents all MWeb and Tiscali employees, to a meeting to discuss the possibility of retrenchments.
The forum, however, could not be contacted for its comment.
Reid, who could not say when employees would be retrenched, said various parts of the business could be affected by the retrenchments.