I was employed by Company A from 1988 to 2008.   In 2008,  the IT service was outsourced to Company B.   Company B lost the contract with Company A and now, on 1 August, I will be employed by a new company Company C under Section 197 of the LRA.    I know that as per the South African Law, I must receive a minimum of one week pay for every year worked in case of retrenchment.  However, when I worked for Company A and B, their Retrenchment Policy wrt to Severance Pay was two weeks pay for every year worked.  I am now being told by Company C that they will offer me only one weeks pay for every year worked in case I am are retrenched.   My question is whether Company A B and C are obligated to ensure that in the event of retrenchment I should receive two weeks pay for every year worked up to the time I was transferred to Company C.  I accept that I should receive  one week for every year worked for the years that I work with Company C going forward.