The Labour Court has ruled that nine employees fired for picketing were in fact practising wedding songs. Illustration: Lisa Nelson
A Johannesburg labour court Judge has ruled that nine employees of Fraser Alexander (Pty Ltd) who were dismissed for engaging in an “illegal picket”, may in fact have been merrily rehearsing wedding songs and dances during their lunch break in August 2019.
Last week Acting Judge Mandla Mkhatshwa declared that the workers’ dismissals were procedurally and substantively unfair. He ordered that they be reinstated and compensated for their losses.
The matter was brought by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) on behalf of the nine workers.
Evidence from the company’s witnesses was that at the time, it had…
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