Struggling East African Portland Cement Company’s (EAPCC’s) plan to convert all its permanent staff to temporary workers with a pay cut of up to 50 percent has suffered a setback after a section of unionisable staff objected the terms.
Kenya’s oldest cement maker declared redundant all its 270 employees on September 1 and offered to rehire them on a three-year contract with a reduced monthly pay of between 40 and 50 percent on average. This was expected to slash the firm’s wage bill by at least Sh240 million a year.
