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The Citizen reports that Fedhasa and the Restaurant Collective have been granted an urgent interdict to stop the extension to non-parties of the Bargaining Council for Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades’ recently gazetted collective agreement.
Under the terms of the agreement, all employers falling under the scope of the Bargaining Council, which includes fast food outlets, restaurants and taverns, would have to comply with the conditions of employment stipulated therein. The urgent interdict now prevents any Bargaining Council employee or representative from enforcing compliance with its agreement on establishments that are not members. Although the Bargaining Council earlier expressed its intention to oppose the application in court, it failed to lodge papers or appear. “We are delighted with this outcome, which is a positive first step in the process to get this legislation set aside. It has been greatly encouraging to see all the major restaurant brands joining forces to fight this extension. If it was implemented in its current form, it could have a devastating impact on an already battered industry,” said Fedhasa’s Rosemary Anderson. Fedhasa believes the Bargaining Council’s claims of sufficient representation in the sector were grossly overstated and therefore the organisation wants to know how the extension to non-members was passed. The Department of Employment and Labour will now have to provide the representation information it used to bypass the required industry engagement phase.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ina Opperman at The Citizen
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