JOHANNESBURG: MTN said on Monday it would not budge on its offer to striking employees. The telecoms giant pledged to bring the disrupted operations into full operational mode, safeguard the lives of non-striking employees and protect its infrastructure and facilities.
“The strike has had minimal impact on MTN’s core operations which are running optimally. Reports that the strike has culminated in the bulk suspension of customers is baseless, sensationalist and alarmist,” said Themba Nyathi, Human Resource Executive: MTN South Africa, in a statement.
“This unruly conduct is in violation of the picketing agreement that MTN signed with the Communications Workers Union (CWU). MTN will be taking stern measures to safeguard its employees and protect its right to conduct business and offer services to its customers in line with its licence obligations.”Nyathi added that MTN was offering an 8-percent guaranteed bonus which would be payable in two installments, and the first payment was made in March 2015, and the second installment would be payable in December 2015.
