Curated case-law topic

Employment law cases in Lesotho

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. This curated Lesotho collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

Showing 12 useful cases from 100 matching records.

7 Nov 2025

Police Constable Duma V Commissioner of Police & 2 Others (C of A (CIV) No.25/2025) [2025] LSCA 56 (7 November 2025)

Citation

[2025] LSCA 56
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

C of A (CIV) No.25/2025

Written representations were enough for fairness in a police dismissal under section 31(1)(i); the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal with costs.
- Dismissal from disciplined forces
- Procedural fairness
- Judicial review of administrative discretion
- Right to fair hearing
- Administrative-law
- Procedural-fairness
2 May 2025

The Prime Minister & 3 Others V Nonkululeko Zaly (C of A (CIV) 78/2024) [2025] LSCA 36 (2 May 2025)

Citation

[2025] LSCA 36
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

C of A (CIV) 78/2024

No-fault termination under clause 4 upheld; no hearing required; High Court order set aside; respondent entitled only to accrued benefits.
- Termination by notice
- No fault termination
- Audi alteram partem
- Jurisdictional overreach
- Sanctity of contract
- Public service employment
13 Nov 2024

Moeketsi Lekau & 8 Others V MInistry of Public Service (CIV/APN/458/2021) [2024] LSHC 222 (13 November 2024)

Citation

[2024] LSHC 222
Court

High Court
Case number

CIV/APN/458/2021

Application dismissed: the court held Grade H in the Human Resources cadre was never abolished and the grading notice did not apply to the applicants.
- Judicial review
- Declaratory orders
- Legitimate expectation
- Public service grading
- Discrimination
- Procedural fairness
13 Sept 2024

Molikuoa Sekhonyana V P.S Ministry of Public Service & 4 Others (CIV/APN/0300/2022) [2024] LSHC 229 (13 September 2024)

Citation

[2024] LSHC 229
Court

High Court
Case number

CIV/APN/0300/2022

Judicial review of public service job grading failed. The High Court held that the applicants were not similarly situated to Chief Legal Officers and not entitled to Grade J.
- Review of administrative decisions
- Job grading
- Discrimination
- Irrationality
- Administrative-law
- Judicial-review
17 May 2024

Kefeletsoe Mojela V Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship & 3 Others (CIV/APN/0186/2022) [2024] LSHC 79 (17 May 2024)

Citation

[2024] LSHC 79
Court

High Court
Case number

CIV/APN/0186/2022

Appointment to the Local Government Service Commission was held unlawful and invalid because no Gazette notice was published as required by section 13(3).
- Appointment and removal of public officers
- Ultra vires actions
- Statutory interpretation
- Delegation of ministerial powers
- Validity of public appointments
- Administrative-law
8 May 2024

Maluti Community Development Forum & 7 Others V Lets'eng Diamond Mine (Pty) Ltd (CIV/T/576/2017) [2024] LSHC 50 (8 May 2024)

Citation

[2024] LSHC 50
Court

High Court
Case number

CIV/T/576/2017

Court held there was no enforceable agreement for M2,500 monthly payment to emergency responders and granted absolution from the instance with costs.
- Existence of contract
- Enforceability of oral agreements
- Remuneration as essential term
- Absolution from the instance
- Contract-law
- Employment-law
22 Mar 2024

Likopo Libe V WASCO (CIV/APN/0028/2023) [2024] LSHC 52 (22 March 2024)

Citation

[2024] LSHC 52
Court

High Court
Case number

CIV/APN/0028/2023

High Court of Lesotho decision granting condonation for a late answering affidavit and dismissing a Rule 30 application as an irregular step.
- Condonation
- Irregular proceedings
- Judicial review
- Employer-employee relations
- Rule-30
- Civil-procedure
15 Feb 2024

Marumo Tsili V COMPOL & 4 Others (CIV/APN/140/2020) [2024] LSHC 13 (15 February 2024)

Citation

[2024] LSHC 13
Court

High Court
Case number

CIV/APN/140/2020

Court held that resignation with immediate effect before the retirement date meant the applicant resigned, not retired.
- Retirement
- Resignation
- Termination of employment
- Employee benefits
- Disciplinary proceedings
- Employment-law
17 Nov 2023

Lebohang Moreke v The Prime Minister (C of A (CIV) 15/2023) [2023] LSCA 7 (17 November 2023)

Citation

[2023] LSCA 7
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

C of A (CIV) 15/2023

Principal secretaries’ contracts could end with the appointing government; the Court of Appeal found no conflict with section 11(2) and dismissed the appeal.
- Termination of employment
- Statutory interpretation
- Waiver of statutory rights
- Judicial delay
- Employment-law
- Contract-law
11 Nov 2022

Principal Secretary, Ministry of Mining v Gugushe (C of A (CIV) 49/2022) [2022] LSCA 34 (11 November 2022)

Citation

[2022] LSCA 34
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

C of A (CIV) 49/2022

Resignation by retention of one month’s salary in lieu of notice was held valid; disciplinary proceedings begun after resignation were unlawful.
- Resignation
- Disciplinary proceedings
- Public service regulations
- Employment-law
- Public-service
- Disciplinary-proceedings
3 Oct 2022

Bakubung Seutloali V Commissioner Lesotho Correctional Service & 2 Others (CIV/APN/0193/2022) [2022] LSHC 250 (3 October 2022)

Citation

[2022] LSHC 250
Court

High Court
Case number

CIV/APN/0193/2022

Review of dismissal from Lesotho Correctional Service failed: the court found no proof of intimidation and no unlawful denial of the right to appeal.
- Dismissal from employment
- Disciplinary proceedings
- Right to fair hearing
- Review of administrative action
- Employment-law
- Administrative-law
10 Aug 2022

Sera v Director of Remunarations and Benefits-ministry of Public Service (CIV/APN/212/2018) [2022] LSHC 120 (10 August 2022)

Citation

[2022] LSHC 120
Court

High Court
Case number

CIV/APN/212/2018

Challenge to M897 salary deductions for government housing dismissed; court held occupation of the premises amounted to acceptance of rent terms.
- Variation of contract
- Public service employment
- Salary deductions
- Tenancy agreements
- Judicial review
- Contract-law