Can you be retrenched without being consulted? Constitutional Court makes a far-reaching ruling

AMCU challenged sections of the Labour Relations Act By Wilmien Wicomb When a union negotiates a retrenchment agreement with an employer, should this be binding on employees who are not members of the union? The Constitutional Court ruled on this last week. The court found that in some circumstances the answer is yes. An employer can finalise a retrenchment agreement with a majority union...

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