Pretoria - Six workers who violated a court order during the 2014 strike that crippled the country’s postal operations were dismissed on Wednesday, the South African Post Office (Sapo) said in a statement.
Sapo said the dismissals followed disciplinary hearings.
In November 2014, the workers were found guilty of violating a Labour Court order prohibiting them from gathering in front of the Tswana Mail centre.
“Under the stewardship of the Administrator, Dr Simo Lushaba, we are committed to constructive engagement based on processes that comply with the laws of our land. We encourage our employees to help avoid similar outcomes at all times by upholding the laws of our country in all their activities,” said Sapo’s acting group chief executive officer, Mlu Mathonsi.
“A key part of this journey is to ensure adherence to legal means of resolving disputes. Whilst noting that there are more cases that await finalisation, we hope not to see any more dismissals. It doesn’t please us to see such outcomes,” said Mathonsi
Sapo said it remained committed to ongoing discussions with unions to achieve a “sustainable labour solution”.
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