An employee dispute with Legal Aid centres on a series of labour issues, including the organisation's retirement policy.
Talks over the long-running Legal Aid South Africa labour dispute have been extended by another two weeks, with the South African Lawyers and Allied Workers Union (SALAWU) warning it will grant no further extensions as negotiations enter a new phase.
In an update to members following June's protected strike, SALAWU said it had rejected Legal Aid SA's response to the memorandum of grievances handed to the employer, Parliament and the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development during the two-day industrial action held mid-June.
"We confirm that Legal Aid SA (Management / Board) sent us a 'response' which we outrightly rejected [sic]," the union said.
The union said Legal Aid SA had subsequently informed it that the organisation had requested a meeting with the Minister and proposed meeting SALAWU on 10 July. It also confirmed that the Minister had requested a further two weeks to respond to the memorandum.
