The metal industry main agreement will go down in history as having created a number of firsts. The first time in thirty years increases are awarded on rands and cents (as opposed to on actuals),
the first time in over ten years the main agreement has been gazetted and extended to all employers and employees in the industry and the first time, the main agreement has stood up to legal scrutiny. Not once, not twice but three times. First, NEASA’s application
to the Labour Court was struck down with costs; second, NEASA’s leave to appeal suffered the same fate and was struck down with cost and thirdly, the Labour Appeal Court arrived at the same conclusion, albeit without costs.
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