Posts Tagged ‘Misconduct’
Labour Appeal Court Upholds Dismissal of Correctional Officer for Insubordination
In the matter of Department of Correctional Services v Kutu and Others (JA27/2024) [2025] ZALAC 17 (14 March 2025), the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) heard an appeal of a Labour Court ruling. The employee was employed as a Correctional Officer at the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre. On 19 July 2018, he was instructed by his unit…
Read MoreMisconduct in the workplace: Managing labour relations
Recent rulings in cases such as Mondry Ngobeni and 51 Others v Interspray Durban CC [2024] JS739-18 (LC) and SARS v CCMA [2024] JR 2223-20 (LC) offer valuable insights for employers navigating the complexities of labour relations and misconduct. The Mondry case In Mondry, the employer was experiencing a decline in business and proposed alternatives to retrenchment for employees,…
Read MoreSubstantive fairness in dismissal
National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa obo Mvotyo / Transnet Freight Rail – Eastern Cape – (2024) 33 TBC 8.18.1 also reported at [2024] 1 BALR 12 (TBC) Subject matter classification:Dismissal – Substantive fairness – Misconduct – Gross insubordination – Employee dismissed for repeatedly refusing to undergo substance abuse test – Dismissal fair. Mini Case Summary:The…
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