Labour Appeal Court says Sasol and sacked workers must try to settle dispute

Mr Basheer Waglay,  Judge President of the Labour Appeal Court And the Labour Court, gave the legal representatives of both Sasol and the employees who were dismissed by Sasol Mining in 2009 until Monday to try and settle their dispute outside of court before he rules on the matter.

Sasol appealed to the Labour Appeal Court after the initial Labour Court ruled that the employees’ dismissal was substantially unfair and Sasol was ordered to reinstate them last year.

The appeal hearing was conducted virtually and some of the employees that were dismissed watched the proceedings at Secunda Sasol Club today, 24 March.