Protest motion at know-how distributor Tarsus will not be impacting the corporate’s potential to serve its shoppers, it stated on Thursday.
TechCentral was alerted to the economic motion at Tarsus Distribution’s head workplace in Johannesburg, which started earlier this week.
A “choose variety of staff” are picketing outdoors the corporate’s head workplace in Waterfall, close to Midrand, stated MD Gary Pickford.
The employees, stated Pickford, are represented by a commerce union that’s unrecognised by Tarsus. It’s understood they’ve been picketing since Tuesday. It was not instantly clear what their calls for are or what number of employees are concerned within the motion.
“Tarsus Distribution acknowledges our staff’ proper to picket. We have now carried out our contingency plan to minimise the affect,” Pickford stated.
“The proposed strike motion has not impacted our operations and repair supply agreements.”
Tarsus Distribution is owned by Tarsus Expertise Group, which in flip is owned by the unlisted Alviva Holdings — additionally the father or mother of distributors Axiz and Pinnacle.
Footprint
In keeping with its web site, Tarsus is the longest-established IT distributor in South Africa. Its head workplace is in Gauteng with “digital groups” that serve shoppers within the Western Cape, the Japanese Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Free State.
Tarsus has additionally prolonged its footprint into Africa with branches in Botswana and Namibia, and has a centered gross sales workforce that serves the opposite territories in Africa from the South African head workplace in Johannesburg. – © 2024 NewsCentral Media
