Passengers commuting in a Putco bus pre-strike. Photo: Putco/ Facebook.
Putco bus plans to resume services next week
Putco dismisses 105 striking bus drivers and says it intends to resume services on Monday the 12th of September 2022.
Passengers commuting in a Putco bus pre-strike. Photo: Putco/ Facebook.
Putco bus company says it intends to resume services at the beginning of next week.
PUTCO INTENDS TO RETURN NEXT WEEK
Putco, which has dismissed 105 employees who were part of the unprotected strike, informed its commuters that on Monday, 12 September, its fleet could be back on the road.
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“Putco intends to resume services on Monday the 12th of September 2022. The company has dismissed 105 employees for taking part in an unprotected strike action which has affected hundreds and thousands of commuters,” the company confirmed.
THE BUS COMPANY USES COURT TO FIGHT ITS BATTLES
To bolster their efforts, the company reported that it obtained a court order today, Thursday, 8 September interdicting and restraining the striking employees from, amongst others, preventing passengers from embarking or disembarking on any of the Putco buses.
The bus company has previously used the court to order the drivers to return to work otherwise faced being sacked.
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Putco’s spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu said they were granted an interim court interdict on 2 September which declared the strike the workers went on as unprotected.
“The order was effective immediately and was communicated to the employees.”
Xulu
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The company also gave about 1000 bus drivers opportunities to submit letters to motivate why they should not be dismissed for their action before the end of business on Tuesday, 7 September.
The bus drivers went on a strike to demand a salary increment of 6 per cent and unpaid bonuses.
THE COMPANY ISSUES AN APOLOGY TO THE COMMUNTERS
“We once again apologise to our passengers for the inconvenience caused by the strike and would like to reiterate that reimbursements for unused trips will be processed by way of discounts and extended validity periods,” said Xulu.
This is a developing story.
