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Ugandan employees will be affected by tobacco firm’s restructuring
BRITISH AMERICAN Tobacco's 134 Ugandan employees will be affected in a major restructuring exercise, Simon Kaheru, the acting head of corporate and regulatory affairs, has said. He said that the development was aimed at improving efficiency and achieving long-term sustainability.
"A number of positions have been merged or made redundant, which will affect 134 employees. However, 54 will be offered contractual roles," he explained. Kaheru added that the company would initially continue to employ 182 permanent staff and over 1,000 seasonal and contract staff.
"The intention of the company is to increase the competitiveness of Ugandan tobacco on the world market. Our medium- term plan is to raise leaf volumes from 12 million kilogrammes annually to over 25 million of high-quality tobacco in two to three years," he added.
Kaheru said the improvement in the volumes and the resulting efficiencies should have a positive impact.
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