Business Report writes that the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) has been let off the hook by the Labour Department for its dodgy financial administration and failing to meet its lawful obligations.  

According to sources in the union, the deputy registrar of the department has reversed a decision by his boss, Johan Crouse, who has been suspended by Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant, to place the union under administration.  Crouse was removed from his post and accused of gross insubordination when he attempted to place Ceppwawu under administration.  But the Labour Court ruled nearly a year ago that Oliphant, who has been accused of being aligned to a certain faction in the chemical union, had failed to apply her mind in a “fair and objective manner” when she removed Crouse.  The Labour Appeal Court on Monday reserved judgment in Oliphant’s appeal of the lower court’s ruling on Crouse.

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