40% Of Striking Workers At Northam Platinum Return To Work

January 15, 2015 Mzwandile Jacks Mining & Construction

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VENTURES AFRICA – JSE-listed platinum producer, Northam Platinum, on Thursday said following the court interdict served on its striking Zondereinde miners yesterday, over 40 percent of the workforce had reported for the morning shift at the mine.
Management has provided those remaining striking employees with a final opportunity to return to work by 16 January 2015 failing which disciplinary measures will be instituted as provided for in the Labour Court’s interdict declaring the strike to be unprotected. This disciplinary process may include dismissal.
Yesterday Northam Platinum confirmed that miners at its Zondereinde Mine, in Limpopo, had embarked on an “unprocedural” industrial action with effect from the night shift on 13 January 2015.
It said the Zondereinde management is seeking to engage with representatives of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in an effort to understand the cause of the industrial action. It addition, the company said it also aimed to expeditiously resolve the matter.
It said management had communicated with employees, and had sought an urgent application to the Labour Court for the action to be declared unprotected and calling on employees to return to work.
The company said Zondereinde’s smelter operations were unaffected.