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Business Report writes that the United Association of SA (Uasa) scored a major victory when the Labour Court ruled against Impala Platinum (Implats) in respect of an unlawful deduction of workers' leave days during the five-month platinum belt strike in 2014.
Uasa blamed Implats for forcing 95 of its members, comprising managers and supervisors, to stay home during the strike for the duration of the bruising strike led by Amcu at Implats, Anglo American Platinum and Lonmin. The court ruled that any leave days forced on to Level D employees during the strike had been unlawful and ordered that the lost leave days, in some cases up to 103 days per employee, be reinstated with immediate effect. Uasa spokesperson Stanford Mazhindu said that the court ruling was a major victory. He explained that in 2014 Uasa had not taken part in the Amcu strike, but its members were not able to go to work because of violence and intimidation. He explained that it was the company’s inability to ensure a safe workplace during the strike that had resulted in non-striking employees being sent home. “However, the workers were, of course, not on leave at all,” Mazhindu emphasised. Johan Theron, Implats spokesperson, said the company was still considering the judgment and its options moving forward. "There are only 66 Uasa members, not 95, who formed part of the judgment. In terms of the judgment, the leave used by the 66 Uasa members during the strike has to be credited to them," said Theron.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Dineo Faku at Business Report
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