Public Servants Association and Others v National Union of Home Affairs and Others (JR657/2015)
Public Servants Association and Others v National Union of Home Affairs and Others (JR657/2015) [2015] ZALCJHB 326 (22 September 2015)
The commissioner erred in finding that the dispute over changes to working hours did not constitute a matter of mutual interest. The Labour Relations Act does not narrowly define matters of mutual interest, and case law confirms that disputes concerning work practices and management prerogative, such as working hours, fall within the employment relationship and are thus matters of mutual interest. The statutory prerogative to regulate working hours does not preclude such disputes from being subject to collective bargaining or conciliation. The bargaining council therefore has jurisdiction to…
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- Jurisdiction Of Bargaining Council
- Mutual Interest Dispute
- Working Hours Regulation
- Management Prerogative
- Conciliation Process