[miningmx.com] – THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has failed in its court bid to halt the firing of 3,300 workers at the Rustenburg mines of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), Bloomberg News reported.
The Labour Court rejected NUM’s challenge to the restructuring that Amplats had failed to consult properly ahead of distributing retrenchment notices to affected employees.
“Amplats was entitled to bring the consultation process to an end when it did and to issue retrenchment notices,’ said Bloomberg News citing the court judgment.
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