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ALTERNATIVES TO

RETRENCHMENT (CONT.)

Re-Deployment and Transferring affected employees to option for those that are nearing retirement.
other jobs in the employer’s business or group
COMMISSION / TRAVEL OR VEHICLE
Employees can be offered alternate, reasonable
ALLOWANCES / VARIABLE PAY
employment within a group, which does not necessarily
have to be the same or similar position being held by Review of commission structures, and consider the
the employee. reduction of allowances which can be compromised.

TRAINING EMPLOYEES FOR OTHER NEW HIRE / PROMOTIONS
AVAILABLE POSITIONS
These should be frozen, as it would add to the salary bill.
Re-skilling employees to be able to fill other positions,
CONSULTATION
and at the same time up-skilling them, hence they
are multi-skilled to work in various areas that would Consultation needs to be meaningful and consensus-
indirectly benefit all parties. seeking if all parties engage in the process, full disclosure

is made by the employer and any exchanges by the
VOLUNTARY TERMINATION
parties are well-motivated and rational. Dismissals for
Engaging with employees and offering them an option operational requirements may also only be effected as a
to volunteer to go on retrenchment. This might be an measure of last resort.

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