EMPLOYEES of the Swakopmund Lodge and leisure centre haven’t seen a penny of their salaries since Might final 12 months.
In a letter handed to workers to current to their collectors, the lodge claims it has been experiencing a lack of revenue since March final 12 months.
The lodge has not been operational – even after the lifting of journey restrictions to the Erongo area and the reopening of nationwide borders.
In April 2020, workers’ salaries had been reduce to 75%, which had been paid on the finish of April.
Within the following months, salaries had been reduce by 50%, however haven’t been paid to this point.
“In mild of the above, we request any creditor of our workers to be affected person and help our workers by giving them aid on any monies owed till an settlement has been reached between the shareholders,” says the letter drafted by personnel and coaching supervisor Pieter Loubser.
In November 2020 the Excessive Court docket handed down a judgement ordering TransNamib to promote its shareholding within the four-star lodge to its enterprise companion Shares & Shares Leisure Namibia for N$5 million.
TransNamib has lodged an enchantment in opposition to the judgement on 15 December, which has delayed the fee of all oustanding salaries, in addition to the way in which ahead for the lodge’s operations.