JUDGMENT

Haidar Mohd Noor JCA:

Pursuant to a reference by the then Minister of Labour dated 22 December 1988 under s. 26(2) of the Industrial Relations Act 1967 concerning a trade dispute between Kumpulan Jerai Sdn. Bhd., Simpang Rengam ("KJSB") and the National Union of Plantation Workers ("NUPW") in connection with the dismissal of NUPW's members, Ali bin Gula Mohammad, Kamin bin Nasimin, Athinaidu s/o Appalasamy and Muhamad bin Abu Bakar ("the claimants") on 16 October 1988, the Industrial Court on 17 June 1993 vide Award No. 180 of 1993 made the following orders:

1. That the four dismissed claimants be reinstated as tappers from the date of dismissal, 16 October 1988;

2. The above four claimants be paid their backwages, allowances, increments and all other entitlements from the date of the dismissal to the date of reinstatement;

3. The four claimants be reinstated within one month of the date of this award;

4. That all backwages, allowances, increments ordered be paid within one month of the date of the award.

The four claimants were employees of KJSB as well as officials of the estate Union Committee of NUPW.

Being dissatisfied with the order of the Industrial Court, KJS