Tacoola, which was taken over in 2003, is a subsidiary of Harambe Holdings owned by indigenisation proponent David Govere.
The 38 National Employment Council graded employees recently submitted an arbitration award application demanding US$90 310 in unpaid wages.
“The respondent (Tacoola Beverages) has not disputed the issue as raised by the applicants,” said arbitrator, identified as N Sambureni in documents obtained by Standardbusiness.
“In all the meetings and reviews that were carried out at my offices, parties were all in agreement on the issue except that the respondent was unable to meet its obligations owing to a number of challenges.”
Tacoola management said it was not in a position to comment on the latest development at the time of going to print.
The arbitrator granted the award on May 23 and ordered Tacoola to pay all outstanding wages and salaries backdated to August last year within 30 days from the date of award.
Sources said the company may be evicted from its premises as it had failed to pay required rentals in addition to other bills such as water and electricity.
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Earlier this year, the workers committee was tasked with filing written submissions by April 15 while the respondents were supposed to present theirs by April 29.However, the respondents had not submitted anything until the date of the award.
“My assumption is that there is nothing to say except to acknowledge the mere fact that indeed the applicants are owed backpays. This is not in dispute,” Sambureni said.
