It is essential to relate the facts in some detail. Applicant is an engineer by qualification who was employed by the Third Respondent as a Director of Engineering Services. Applicant was suspended from employment in February 2021 on allegations that the quality and quantity of water had deteriorated. Charges were preferred against the Applicant and he was brought before a Disciplinary Committee which found him guilty and recommended his dismissal. Applicant’s appeal did not meet the desired result. More
On the 10th of October 2020, the Appellant entered into a 5-year employment contract with the Respondent as an Assistant Project Manager. The contract was supposed to subsist from 10th October 2020 to 30th September 2025. On the 6th of February 2023, the Appellant received a letter of termination of his employment contract from the Respondent. The letter gave the Appellant only two weeks’ notice. On 23rd March 2023, the Appellant through his legal practitioners, wrote in response to the Respondent. He indicated that the notice period was unlawful as it fell short of the 3 months demanded by the... More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award which found in favour of the respondent.
Appellant was employed by the respondent as a gardener since 2003 and was staying at respondent’s premises until November 2012. It was agreed that appellant had last been paid a salary some time in 2005. What was disputed was whether the employment relationship had ceased in 2005. (as alleged by respondent) or in 2012 (as alleged by appellant). The arbitrator found that the employer – employee relationship had ceased in 2005 and that any issue of unlawful dismissal and unpaid wages had consequently fallen away... More
This is an application for condonation for late filing of review against the respondent’s decision to decline the applicant Manpower Development Leave and his subsequent dismissal from work.
The brief background of this matter is that on 1 January 2013 the applicant proceeded on unauthorised Manpower Development Leave: Prior to that applicant had applied for the MDL on 30 November 2012. The C.E.O. recommended the leave on 8 January 2013. However the Health Service Board turned down the application on 29 May 2013. More
This is an application for review of respondent’s decision. Respondent raised preliminary points in the notice of response, which were later abandoned.
Following allegations of misconduct the appellant was charged in terms of the respondent’s code of conduct “the code”. The appellant was a managerial employee. He was found liable and dismissed from employment with effect from 18 December 2013. An internal appeal was unsuccessful. The applicant approached this court to review the decision by the respondent. More
