This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
News24 reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) has launched an urgent legal bid to stop SA Breweries (SAB), the local unit of global brewing giant AB InBev, from cutting 233 local warehouse jobs.
In a statement on Monday, FAWU said its application was due to be heard on an urgent basis in the Labour Court on Tuesday. The trade union said its action followed SAB’s decision to “unilaterally implement retrenchments”, which it claimed had begun on 31 August. FAWU is seeking a court order, firstly, to get SAB to follow “fair procedure” in the retrenchments that have already taken place, as well as those that will still take effect. Secondly, it wants to “interdict and restrain” SAB and its parent, AB InBev, from dismissing any additional FAWU members, “pending compliance with a fair procedure”. It also wants the company to reinstate any members who have already been denied such fair procedure.
According to FAWU, following notification of the possible retrenchments, SAB had turned down its request for “all relevant information” to understand the underlying business problems. This prompted FAWU to lodge an application with the CCMA to seek the disclosure of the information. According to the union, the CCMA had concurred that the information provided was deficient, and that this confirmed the union’s concern that “SAB InBev is obstructing a genuine problem-solving consultation”.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nick Wilson at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
Get other news reports at the SA LabourNews home page