Man accused of being drunk at work wins case

A man who was accused of being drunk at work has won his legal battle against his employer. IoL reports that Ntsabi Mahlo had been working as a general worker at Unilec SA since December 2021.

Ex-director fights for his pension following dismissal

A man who worked as a manufacturing director is ensnared in a dispute over his pension benefits as his former employer wants to claim R9m from the funds.

Punitive costs order granted against NLC secretary

National Lotteries Commission (NLC) company secretary Nompumelelo Nene has finally thrown in the towel in her ongoing legal battles against those who wanted to hold her accountable for her role in plundering NLC funds, reports GroundUp.

Teacher who faked pregnancy must pay back salary

A Gauteng forensic investigation report revealed that a former teacher at Laudium Secondary School in Pretoria went on paid maternity leave after lying about being pregnant, reports TimesLIVE.

Principal loses Labour Council appeal

A Gauteng school principal's attempt to overturn her dismissal at the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) was unsuccessful after she lost her job when two boys drowned during an unauthorised school trip.

D-Day for Motsoeneng’s R11.5m SABC pension dispute

A court date has been set to finalise the pension dispute between the SABC and former COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng, who was unjustly awarded salary increases worth more than R11.5m.

Disgraced teacher dismissed following rape hearing

A West Rand schoolteacher accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint, who snubbed disciplinary action by refusing to attend a hearing, has been found guilty, fired and registered as a sex offender.

Production firm ordered to pay actor’s salary

The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has ordered production company Seriti Studios to pay more than R350 000 to actor Zolisa Xaluva for unpaid salaries from his role in the Mzansi Magic series Code 13.

Bid to overturn CCMA ruling dismissed

A sip of cough mixture the previous evening and two spoons of the same mixture on the morning before he went to work was the subject of a prolonged legal wrangle between a forklift driver and his company, after he was fired for testing positive for alcohol consumption.

Dismissal, not sanction, appropriate for thieving officer

A sanction of two months’ suspension without pay meted out to a police officer for theft has been substituted by the Labour Court, which ruled the SAPS may terminate the errant officer's employment with immediate effect.

Bid to challenge retirement age dismissed

Former Unisa lecturer Jan Kruger (72) has lost a court case to get his job back after he unwillingly retired when he turned 65.

Judgment reserved in battle over suspended traffic officers

Judgment has been reserved in an application for leave to appeal against a judgment that ordered the Dr AB Xuma Municipality to reinstate six traffic officers it suspended in 2024.

Company cannot alter employee's working conditions

A scrap between two IT companies has ended with the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) finding that in cases where no enforceable restraint of trade agreement exists, it is against public policy for an employee’s working conditions to be altered to suit the wishes of their former employer.

How Mashatile’s bodyguards were acquitted

Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s bodyguards were acquitted in a disciplinary hearing because the authenticity of seemingly damning video evidence against them allegedly could not be verified.

Cocaine-using doctor's dismissal ruled 'fair'

A Hermanus doctor’s dismissal has been declared fair by the Labour Court after it disagreed with the arbitrator’s finding that it was procedurally unfair, says a Weekend Argus report.

Chef’s dismissal confirmed to be unfair

Le Franschhoek Hotel has lost its legal bid to overturn an order that found the axing of its executive chef – who was instrumental in dousing a fire that broke out in the hotel kitchen – was substantially unfair.

Bank embroiled in toxic employee bust-up

One of SA’s ‘big four’ banks has become embroiled in the nasty break-up of two of its employees – one a senior official – whose tumultuous and violent romantic relationship has ended up in court.

Corporate lawyer allegedly falsified judgment

A corporate lawyer is being investigated by the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the police for allegedly falsifying a Labour Court judgment.

Reprieve for botched bread baker

A baker who omitted to mix white bread flour with brown flour, resulting in a bakery losing more than 11 000 loaves of bread, will not lose his job after his employer initially fired him.

Officials dismissed over illegal hospital tender

Five Gauteng Government officials have been dismissed for their role in awarding an irregular tender to refurbish a private hospital for over half a billion rand.