Court dismisses SASSA bid to stop strike with costs
4 July 2018
The Labour Court in Johannesburg has ordered that the South African Social Security Agency's (SASSA) bid to halt the strike of its employees, be struck off the roll with costs.
On Monday, Minister Susan Shabangu filed an urgent court interdict to halt the strike, saying striking employees would disrupt the department's ability to administer the payment of grants.
The court ruled on Wednesday afternoon that parties are directed to initiate negotiations within seven days.
"The confirmation that the negotiations have started in earnest must be attested by the way of affidavit filed by the applicants with the registrar of this court on or before 12 July 2019," the court ruled.