Unions have attacked a recent ruling by the constitutional court that says that employees of sub-contractors should not be counted in the election of workplace representatives. Trade unions argue that it is vital that all employees in a workplace, including those working on outsourced contracts should be able to elect workplace representatives in order to deal with the working conditions faced by all employees at the same workplace. The unions emphasise that outsourced workers need this kind of protection in particular because they are often in a more precarious employment situation than directly employed workers.
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