30 years’ service, a lost job and payout: Numsa criticised over mishandling ex-worker’s case
The judgment, delivered on 11 September 2026 by Judge Stuart Wilson, centred on Numsa’s decision to withdraw a Labour Court review application that Zwane had relied on to challenge the outcome of an arbitration concerning his unfair dismissal.
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ordered Numsa to pay Sibonakaliso Simon Zwane 12 months’ salary with interest, after finding that the union had breached its mandate in the way it handled his case.
The high court noted that Numsa itself accepted that there were further steps it could have taken to continue with the review application, despite the problems concerning the arbitration record.
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