Johannesburg - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant faces legal action from clothing manufacturers who accused her of breaching the law by extending compliance with the minimum wage to companies that are not part of the sectoral bargaining council, Business Report said on Friday.
The United Clothing and Textile Association (Ucta) and five firms launched an application in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg earlier this month against the minister and the bargaining council.
The firms are Valuline, Africa HK Manufacturing, Satcotrade JCR Clothing and Gold Shu-Lin Clothing.
In a statement, the applicants said they had sought an order in terms of the provisions of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act to set aside the decision of the minister, made on the request of the bargaining council, to extend the main collective agreement of the council to non-parties. This took effect in January.
The United Clothing and Textile Association (Ucta) and five firms launched an application in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg earlier this month against the minister and the bargaining council.
The firms are Valuline, Africa HK Manufacturing, Satcotrade JCR Clothing and Gold Shu-Lin Clothing.
In a statement, the applicants said they had sought an order in terms of the provisions of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act to set aside the decision of the minister, made on the request of the bargaining council, to extend the main collective agreement of the council to non-parties. This took effect in January.