RESTRUCTURING WORKFORCE
Court halts shake-up until Clicks has proper talks with union
The Labour Court judge confirms that the matter is urgent and orders Clicks to comply with fair procedure
The Labour Court has ordered Clicks to consult meaningfully with the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) over its plans to restructure certain sections of its workforce. In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, Labour Court Judge Dephny Mahosi confirmed that the matter was urgent and ordered Clicks to comply with fair procedure as contemplated in section 189 of the Labour Relations Act. She interdicted and restrained the company from implementing its restructuring plans prior to consultation with Saccawu and ordered it to attempt to seek consensus on the planned restructuring. Clicks was ordered to pay the applicant’s costs. The union sought urgent relief following what it said was Clicks’s unilateral plan to change the working conditions of healthcare assistants in its stores across the country. Saccawu deputy general secretary Mduduzi Mbongwe said the plans would have affected about 450 workers countrywide. He said the workers were expected to perfor...
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