BAT retrenchment costs hit Sh1.1bn in four years

Cigarette production at BAT factory in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

BAT Kenya #ticker:BAT spent Sh385.8 million to lay off part of its workforce in the year ended December 2019, taking its total retrenchment costs over the past four years to Sh1.1 billion.

The cigarette manufacturer started automating its Nairobi factory in 2015, a move that allowed it to commence the trimming of its payroll the next year.

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