Transnet loses latest round in union's battle against forced December leave
Transnet breached collective bargaining agreements with its employees when it sought to compel all of them to take leave in December, the Labour Court has ruled. Transnet’s unilateral implementation of 13 days of forced leave to coincide with a low operational requirement period was at odds with its collective bargaining agreement, the Labour Court ruled in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Last November Transnet told employees to take 13 days leave in December, a move that was challenged by the United National Transport Union (Untu) at the Labour Court. The court referred the union to the bargaining council. In May, a bargaining council arbitrator found the Transnet leave policy in breach of its collective agreement with the union.
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