many areremoved but noone replaces them

With the prevailing economic situation in the country, all the employees of governmental institutions face a risk of losing their jobs every day. Firms are not doing very well despite the use of multi-currency. When the whole system was introduced, everyone thought that things would get better for everyone but actually the truth is that things have gone from better to worse.  It’s a few people who are living on more than a dollar and having more than three meals per day. And most of the firms are closing yet six months ago, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) was having conferences in most of the cities trying t revamp the industries but all their efforts were in vain. Not so long ago, Meikles in Gweru closed down and Dairy board retrenched its workers. Bata Shoe Company has long since closed down and the retrenched workers have not yet been given their money.

As if that is not enough, the workers in Mutare face danger of losing their jobs, if the council does not do anything about it. Many organisations face problems with paying their workers because of low productions that are not producing enough profits for the companies to pay their employees.  Also, workers are not being paid properly because of the bosses who squander money and benefit themselves. Corruption has also contributed mainly to the collapsing and shutting down of many organisations.

Council management is citing low revenue inflows against a high wage bill as their reason for the proposed retrenchment and the councilors are against this idea because they fear that it would compromise service deliver and throw many on the streets. At least these councilors are thinking of what the tomorrows of these retrenched workers would be like if they are denied a way to earn some living. Instead of retrenching workers, why cannot all these companies find solutions that do not require having to terminate the contracts. It is of no use really to terminate contracts then at the end of the day, no one comes in and do the work that was supposed to be done by that worker whom you retrench. And after retrenching workers, do they expect the situation and the company’s performance to change?

I do not think that the way to go about it. Many companies have closed down after retrenching workers because of low production and low profits and too much competition. So the management teams must come together and have one spirit of coming up with new ideas that help them to generate revenue. They can even start projects that are so different from what they specialize in then these projects would generate more money for them to pay their companies and debts. The only thing that is needed is a company that is run by people who are not greedy and are able to think outside of the box when facing huge challenges. Also new blood must be employed in the management teams. By young blood l mean the youths, they must be given the chances to explore and expose what they have and the management must take them into consideration.