Gold Fields staff on go-slow today
Gold Fields said yesterday that it might half operations at its South Deep operations in Gauteng after it received a 48-hour notice by the National Union of Mineworkers of its intention to embark on a protected strike to protest retrenchments of 1 100 more workers.
Gold Fields started a section 189 process with its two registered unions in August to retrench up to 1 560 employees at South Deep.
It said consultations with the leadership of the unions have been extensive with various options explored to improve the sustainability of the mine and limit job losses since the section 189 process was initiated. – ANA