City of Kingston Co-operative Credit Union Ltd. v NWU

Summary

The Union represented six workers whose positions were made redundant by the Company.

The Company contended that the redundancy was justified based on the prevailing economic circumstances at the time, and contended that they adhered to the procedures established under labour law regarding termination by redundancy.

The Union contended that the redundancy was unjustified and failed to adhere to the requisite procedural formalities, and that the redundancy package was unfair because it should have been similar to the one prior which was greater in value.

The IDT found that the Company adhered to the correct procedures of redundancy termination under labour law and that the redundancy was justifiable.