Macsteel’s application to stop Numsa strike dismissed by court
The steelmaker says it cut salaries due to the fallout from the pandemic in a transparent way and will continue to negotiate with employees
04 June 2020 - 16:55
The labour court dismissed an urgent application by SA’s leading steel manufacturer Macsteel to interdict an ongoing wage strike, saying on Wednesday that the salary cut by the company’s bosses amounted to a change in terms and conditions of employment.
This after members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) embarked on industrial action on May 28 after management cut workers’ salaries by 20% for the months of May, June and July as the effects of Covid-19 on their balance sheet began to bite...
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