Absenteeism

n the matter of MURRAY AND ROBERTS CEMENTATION (PTY) LTD V AMCU OBO DUBE AND OTHERS (JA96 / 2022) [2023] ZALAC 26 (18 OCTOBER 2023), the complexities of workplace absenteeism and disciplinary procedures were highlighted. The employee, an artisan assistant electrician employed since 17 January 2018, was dismissed on 7 November 2019, following a disciplinary…

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DISMISSAL IN ABSENTIA

WORKING ON FIRE (PTY) LTD V MAFISA AND OTHERS (JR2132/20) [2024] ZALCJHB 104 (6 MARCH 2024)The employee worked as a Regional Manager.The employee wrote an email that amounted effectively to an open letter addressed to all staff of the employer complaining about the appointment of the Regional Manager. In so doing, he questioned the judgment…

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