I was the owner of a company called Ma Baker Foods which was bought by Rhodes Food Group. A condition of the acceptance of the sale agreement by CCSA was that RFG would not retrench any of my employees for a period of 3 years, save for 15 that were specified. RFG have since either retrenched or forced to leave the company over 200 of my employees. Many of whom were constructively dismissed by being "transferred" elsewhere or were offered lower paying jobs etc. All our branches outside Natal were closed and about 60 employees took so called "voluntary severance packages" which were not voluntary at all as alternative employment was not offered.

I am battling to get justice for my former employees. Articles in Business Day about this issue have had no effect on RFG and my complaint to CCSA is ongoing but showing no signs of resolution.

Are there any alternatives? My staff can't afford legal representation and RFG have complied with the LRA.