The recent sharp increase in cases before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) was an early warning indicator that the economy was heading for extremely tough times, Nerine Kahn, the executive director of the statutory body, said last week.

She also said that for the first time in its 17-year history skilled professionals were referring cases to the CCMA.

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