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Constitutional Court ruling on restructuring dispute is good for employers

National Sarah Smit - 30 Oct 2020

A judgment from the apex court empowers employers to change their workers’ contracts — without consultation

De Lille unfazed by acting-DG’s baggage

Politics Sabelo Skiti - 8 Oct 2020

Latest twist in public works saga suggests minister quashed query into doctored corruption report

Fawu fires deputy general secretary. Again.

Business Paddy Harper - 22 Jun 2020

Moloko Phakedi plans to fight the decision. Again. The Food and Allied Workers Union says it will continue its inquiry into the R19-million written off in the union’s investment wing

Labour court rules in round four of Fawu vs Fawu

Business Paddy Harper - 14 Jun 2020

More court action is likely to follow as sitting faction wins the latest round of the infighting plaguing the Food and Allied Workers Union

No end to Fawu’s factional fight

Business Paddy Harper - 28 May 2020

Leaders of two competing groupings in the Food and Allied Workers Union have fired each other

Court orders that Ingonyama Trust Board staff be paid their salaries

National Paddy Harper - 12 May 2020

Embattled KwaZulu-Natal land trust loses in court, after ceasing paying salaries to some workers in March

Case lays bare Ingonyama’s dealings

Politics Paddy Harper - 7 May 2020

Staff members claim they are fall guys for the failure of the Ingonyama Trust Board, which manages large swathes of KwaZulu-Natal

‘Fraser vs Nxele’ heads back to court

Politics Paddy Harper - 29 Apr 2020

The controversial KwaZulu-Natal corrections head has again been suspended by the former spy boss

‘More needed’ for miners to work again

Article Sarah Smit - 23 Apr 2020

Amcu and experts agree that mineworkers and their communities face a unique risk without a detailed response to Covid-19 from the sector

Labour court refuses to allow Nehawu to withdraw case on protective gear

Article Franny Rabkin - 8 Apr 2020

Instead the labour court heard and then dismissed the case, with costs. Judge Benita Witcher will give reasons at a later stage

Nehawu withdraws court case against health department over protective gear

Article Franny Rabkin - 8 Apr 2020

The National Education Health and Allied Workers Union says it will instead meet Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Unions vow to push ‘battle for survival’ at SAA

Article Thando Maeko - 14 Feb 2020

The Labour Court dismisses an application by Numsa and Sacca to have planned job cuts at SAA scrapped

One strike and you’re out – registrar tells unions

Article Sarah Smit - 14 Feb 2020

A municipal workers’ union is the first to be sanctioned for not following the new rule when deciding whether to go on strike

Use of lie detectors put to the test

Article Sarah Smit - 18 Oct 2019

A group of workers who refused to submit to polygraph testing were dismissed. Now their union is taking their employer to court

Labour court dismisses Gama application as ‘misguided’ and ‘meritless’

Article Athandiwe Saba - 22 Nov 2018

The primary issue the court had to determine was whether the order granted on October 19 interdicted Transnet from terminating Gama’s employment

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Latest articles on Labour Court

Constitutional Court ruling on restructuring dispute is good for employers

De Lille unfazed by acting-DG’s baggage

Fawu fires deputy general secretary. Again.

Labour court rules in round four of Fawu vs Fawu

No end to Fawu’s factional fight

Court orders that Ingonyama Trust Board staff be paid their salaries

Case lays bare Ingonyama’s dealings

‘Fraser vs Nxele’ heads back to court

‘More needed’ for miners to work again

Labour court refuses to allow Nehawu to withdraw case on protective gear

Nehawu withdraws court case against health department over protective gear

Unions vow to push ‘battle for survival’ at SAA

One strike and you’re out – registrar tells unions

Use of lie detectors put to the test

Labour court dismisses Gama application as ‘misguided’ and ‘meritless’

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