South Africa: Pick 'N Pay and Unions Go Back to the Table As 22,000 Jobs Hang in the Balance

South Africa: Pick 'n Pay and Unions Go Back to the Table As 22,000 Jobs Hang in the Balance

Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth stepped in on Wednesday after Pick n Pay and unions asked her to help stop mass job cuts. Pick n Pay filed legal retrenchment papers on 4 May, starting a 60-day process that could end with over 22,000 workers losing their jobs.

Pick n Pay retrenchments on hold as minister steps in

Pick n Pay retrenchments on hold as minister steps in Zandile.Khumalo Thu, 06/04/2026 - 19:30 JOHANNESBURG - Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has stepped in to try to save 22,000 jobs at Pick n Pay. Meth convened a meeting of the company’s executives and trade unions after both parties requested her intervention.The retrenchment process that started last month is now on hold.READ | Pick n Pay warns it could take longer to …

Pick n Pay and unions go back to the table as 22,000 jobs hang in the balance

By Anita Dangazele Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth stepped in on Wednesday after Pick n Pay and unions asked her to help stop mass job cuts. Pick n Pay filed legal retrenchment papers on 4 May, starting a 60-day process that could end with over 22,000 workers losing their jobs. If you work at Pick n Pay, your job is not gone yet. But the fight to save it is still going on. Pick n Pay filed what is called a Section 189 notice on 4 May. That …