Industrial Court 'toys' with broadening litigation scope

Industrial Court PIC. File
Industrial Court PIC. File

The Industrial Court of Botswana is tabling the idea of broadening its scope of litigation for easy accommodation.

The court reckons that the review of its jurisdiction will give enough advantage to labour litigation by the use of law and equity, which is currently only on dispute of rights.

The Minister of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development, Tshenolo Mabeo on his delivery of the recurrent and development budget for 2018-2019 said it was time to evaluate the court’s jurisdiction, as the law was diverse.

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