Manual Workers challenges withdrawal of recognition by BURS
Thursday, January 19, 2017
The Union that was on Tuesday afternoon before Court of Appeal (CoA) Justice Monametsi Gaongalelwe appealing judgement made by the Industrial Court end of 2016, said without the recognition, members are the ones who would suffer the most as the employer can change the terms of employment anytime.
The Industrial Court had dismissed the urgency of the matter in which the union was challenging the decision by BURS to withdraw its recognition as a bargaining party at the workplace.
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