An employer who implements a lockout may not hire replacement labour to do striking workers' jobs if the employees are willing to return to work, the Constitutional Court has ruled.For more financial news, go to the On 18 April 2023, the Constitutional Court delivered a judgment on the interpretation of section 76 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 LtdNumsa's members had embarked on a strike in the form of a total withdrawal of labour that continued for several weeks.
Shortly after receipt of this notification Trenstar gave 48 hours' notice of its intention to lock out all Numsa members.