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Labour Court rejects union bid to stop job losses at Tulbagh cannery

The court found that Premier FMCG had followed due process in negotiating voluntary severance packages

A recent Labour Court ruling is a setback for the Agricultural, Food and Allied Democratic Workers’ Union’s bid to halt the loss of jobs at Premier’s Tulbagh fruit cannery. Archive photo: Greg Dor

The Labour Court has dismissed an urgent application by the Agricultural, Food and Allied Democratic Workers’ Union (AFADWU) that would halt job losses at Premier FMCG’s Tulbagh cannery.
The court found that the company had followed a fair consultation procedure.
Nearly all employees have accepted voluntary severance packages.
The ruling does not resolve other challenges to the cannery closure from fruit producers and the Competition Commission.

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