BHUNU JA: This is an application for condonation of late filing of application for leave to appeal by an unrepresented applicant.
The background to the application is that the applicant was employed by the respondent as a Delicatessen Assistant. She was dismissed from employment on allegations of theft. She is alleged to have stolen a bottle of mayonnaise and hid it in her underpants on 3 November 2009.
The Disciplinary Committee found her guilty as charged and ordered her dismissal from employment. She unsuccessfully appealed all the way to the Labour Court. Her application for leave to appeal to this... More
This is a chamber application for leave to appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court handed down on 28 February 2020. The application is made in terms of s 92F(3) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01](“the Act”), the Labour Court having refused the applicant leave to appeal on 20 November 2020.After hearing arguments from counsel, I reserved judgment. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court (the court a quo) handed down on 28 February 2020 setting aside the appellant’s decision to dismiss the respondents from its employment after a disciplinary hearing and ordering a fresh hearing. At the end of the hearing the court allowed the appeal and indicated that reasons will be provided in due course. More
During the period extending from 14 to 18 October 2013, the two respondents who were employed by the appellant joined other employees in a collective job action. The strike was over unpaid salaries. An attempt by the appellant’s management to stop the strike failed leading to the issuance of a disposal order by the Labour Court on 30 October 2013 declaring the job action illegal and directing the workers, who included the respondents, to return to work. More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court dismissing the applicant’s urgent application for a mandamus for the release of the appellant’s passport held by the first respondent as security for his attendance at court. More
