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Labour Court of South Africa, Johannesburg

The Labour Court has the same status as a high court. The Labour Court adjudicates matters relating to labour disputes. Appeals are made to the Labour Appeal Court.

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October 2018
Aleaga v MEC for Health and Welfare Gauteng Province and Others (J 3480/2018) [2018] ZALCJHB 459 (24 October 2018)
An applicant alleging unfair dismissal must pursue LRA remedies; s77(3) BCEA concurrent jurisdiction cannot be used to bypass the LRA.
Labour law – jurisdiction – s 77(3) BCEA concurrent jurisdiction does not permit litigant whose cause of action is unfair dismissal to bypass LRA remedies; deployment under international cooperation treaty; treaty visa conditionality; non-joinder and urgency considered.
 24 October 2018
National Union of Metal Workers and Others v Anglo Gold Ashanti Limited and Another (J 3627/2018) [2018] ZALCJHB 100 (19 October 2018)
Reported
A section 197(6) agreement concluded in collective bargaining is a collective agreement and may be extended under section 23(1)(d).
Labour law – Section 197(6) agreements – Whether a section 197(6) agreement concluded within a section 189A consultation/collective bargaining process constitutes a collective agreement (s213/123) and can be extended under s23(1)(d); majoritarianism and workplace definition in extension and collective bargaining contexts.
 19 October 2018
NUMSA obo Members v MEIBC N.O. and Others (JR 565/2016) [2018] ZALCJHB 101 (18 October 2018)
Reported
Labour Court lacked s158(1)(g) jurisdiction to review an independent exemptions appeal; dispute falls under collective agreement procedures.
Labour law – Jurisdiction of Labour Court – Section 158(1)(g) LRA – meaning of "function provided for in this Act"; Exemptions from collective agreements – appeals to independent exemptions body – whether such appeals are reviewable under s158(1)(g); Collective agreements – interpretation and application – s24 dispute mechanism may oust review jurisdiction; Review grounds – rationality/legality and Sidumo test inapplicable where statutory review absent.
 18 October 2018