An urgent application by trade union Solidarity challenging a Pretoria company’s policy on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations was struck off the Labour Court roll in Johannesburg last Thursday (3 February).
The union had approached the court on an urgent basis representing members Wynand Fransua Coertzen and Stephanie Christensen – employed by human and industrial relations solutions provider Seesa as software developer and legal adviser, respectively, repots Business Day. Solidarity wanted the court to issue an order declaring unlawful the refusal by Seesa to allow Coertzen and Christensen to continue with their duties.
Other relief sought was for the court to declare the firm’s mandatory vaccination policy and admission policy unlawful; and prevent Seesa from starting a retrenchment process against Coertzen until it complied with “a lawful procedure”. The company’s policy on mandatory vaccinations states that due to operational needs and occupational health and safety obligations, it had “concluded that vaccination will be mandatory for all employees”.
Labour Court Acting Judge Tameshnie Deane struck the urgent application from the roll, and ordered Solidarity to pay Seesa’s costs. Only the urgency aspect of the application was dealt with by the court.
Business Day Pressreader article – Court dismisses bid to stop jab mandates (Open access)
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