Former BLLAHWU members sue LTC :: Mmegi Online

Attorneys representing Lobatse Town Council (LTC) in a case in which 66 employees are suing the council for unlawful deduction of union subscription fees from their salaries have argued that the council has been wrongly cited in the matter.

Thapelo Mphala and Charity Mahube, who argued on behalf of the council, said the applicant have wrongly joined them in the application as the council is not the direct employer of the applicants.

In the matter, Keabetswe Sera and 65 others have approached the court seeking orders declaring that the council by continuing to withhold Botswana Land Board & Local Authorities & Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) subscription fees after they were instructed by employees to stop, are in violation of the Employment Act, that the council stop forthwith deducting subscription fees from the members’ salaries and then be directed to reimburse the applicants all the fees that it has withheld from them. The applicants are also seeking an order of costs against the respondents.

Already have an active account? Log in here.

Or Sign up and get unlimited access to premium articles.