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5 November 2022

2 minutes

The court in Swaziland stated in the judgment on 31 October that by not paying the dues to the union, the employer was resorting to unlawful “self-help” which violated the Industrial Relations Act which states that the employer has an obligation to deduct the dues from union members and to pay them to the union without delay.

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