I don’t have live access to up-to-date news in this moment. Based on recent coverage, there have been several South African and Australian Woolworths dismissal cases with mixed outcomes, including one high-profile case where a dismissal was overturned or challenged at the CCMA/Labour Court level, and another where a claim was dismissed or not upheld. If you’re looking for the very latest, I can search the web for current articles and provide direct citations.
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Find the summary of Woolworths Group Limited T/A Woolworths Group Limited v United Workers' Union ([2024] FWC 3428), with facts, issues, and cited cases in minutes.
casenote.auThe Federal Court dismissed RAFFWU's challenge to the Woolworths 2024 enterprise agreement, ruling that even if some ineligible casuals voted, the decisive majority preserved the agreement’s validity.
www.iriq.com.auIOL News writes that The Labour Court in Johannesburg has dismissed an application by Woolworths (Pty) Ltd to review and set aside an arbitration award that reinstated a long-serving employee dismissed for alleged “suspicious” conduct in a stockroom. Acting Judge W.N. Sidzumo ruled that the giant retailer failed to prove misconduct on a balance of probabilities and upheld a decision of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) ordering the employee’s reinstatement with...
theshopsteward.org.zaCheck out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
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www.scribd.comA Woolworths employee who was dismissed after she was caught on CCTV acting " suspiciously" explained she had been adjusting her tights and sanitary pad in the stockroom.
thepost.co.zaA casual Woolworths worker has lost an unfair dismissal claim after an embarrassing interaction left his feelings ‘hurt’ by another employee.
www.perthnow.com.auA Woolworths employee who was dismissed after she was caught on CCTV acting " suspiciously" explained she had been adjusting her tights and sanitary pad in the stockroom.
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