Telkom: ICTU misrepresents court order
The Information Communication and Technology Union (ICTU) has misrepresent the facts contained within yesterday’s order by the Labour Court of South Africa, says Telkom. The company has issued a statement that its restructuring process has not in any way been halted by the order. The Court granted the relief as neither Telkom nor the other unions oppose the application. “The ICTU will be included in all the current formal consultation processes, once the formal consultation process begins,” Telkom states.
Telkom closes stores, lays off staff
Telkom is to close some stores and lay off more staff members as it outsources core operations, including some IT systems. The company’s restructure is currently focusing on certain Telkom’s Direct stores; call centres; IT legacy systems; and internal printing, supply...Telkom, BCX withdraw ICASA application
Telkom and Business Connexion (BCX) have withdrawn their application to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) for licences to be transferred from BCX to Telkom. In a joint statement, the two organisations state that, having reviewed the Electronic Communication Act, with particular focus on sections 13(1) and 31(2A), the view has been taken that the application for the transfers of licenses will not be required – hence their withdrawal of the application.