Hunter and Company Ltd. v. The Minister of Labour and Vocational Training and Others – sllr 1997 volume 1 page 337

In the case between Hunter and Company Ltd. (through its Employers’ Federation) and the Minister of Labour and Vocational Training and others (including the 4th respondent Union), the Supreme Court addressed whether repudiation of a Collective Agreement under Section 8(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act terminated the statutory implied terms in the workmen’s contracts, and whether the continued payment of a non-recurring cost of living gratuity (NRCOLG) established an acquired right for the employees. The findings established that the repudiation did not automatically extinguish the operative statutory implied terms governing employment, and that prolonged benefit payments could give rise to recognized acquired rights. Ultimately, the Court affirmed that the Arbitrator’s order for continued