The union applied for certification and filed unfair labour practice complaints against the respondent, a numbered company that purchased the business of Chandelle Fashions after it went into receivership and bankruptcy.
The Board ordered a representation vote for the certification application due to a voluntary employee petition.
The Board found the respondent committed an unfair labour practice by failing to recall two key union supporters and ordered their reinstatement with compensation.
However, the Board dismissed the union's applications under sections 63 and 1(4) of the Labour Relations Act, holding that while a sale of a business occurred, a bona fide purchaser without notice is not liable to remedy the predecessor's unfair labour practices, and the two entities were not related employers.
