Court sets aside guidelines believed to be Stateâs attempt to curtail workersâ right to strike
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Johannesburg - A set of labour guidelines viewed by some as the governmentâs attempt to curtail workersâ right to embark on strikes have been set aside by the North Gauteng High Court.
Passed by then labour minister Mildred Oliphant in December 2018, the guidelines made it illegal for unions to embark on strikes and lockouts before conducting secret voting among members.
The guidelines came into effect on January 1, 2019, giving unions 180 days to amend their constitutions to include secret balloting to test whether members favoured a strike.