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Labour-law [2025] LSCA 30

Sents'o Ramochela V Vodacom Lesotho & One (C of A (CIV) 72/2022)

Sents'o Ramochela V Vodacom Lesotho & One (C of A (CIV) 72/2022) [2025] LSCA 30 (2 May 2025)

Leave to appeal was refused because the Labour Appeal Court had already granted the relief sought and no reasonable prospects of success were shown.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Remittal
  • Review-of-arbitration
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Legal-representation-authority
  • Labour-law
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Employment-law [2023] LSHC 154

Koloi v Compol (CIV/APN/0049/2022)

Koloi v Compol (CIV/APN/0049/2022) [2023] LSHC 154 (2 March 2023)

The High Court held that approved early retirement ended the employment relationship and could not be withdrawn without consent, so no unfair dismissal arose.

  • Early-retirement
  • Withdrawal-of-retirement
  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Reinstatement
  • Employment-termination
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Employment-law [2022] LSHC 57

Mothala v Director General of the National Security Services (CIV/APN/66/2018)

Mothala v Director General of the National Security Services (CIV/APN/66/2018) [2022] LSHC 57 (12 August 2022)

The High Court held it lacked jurisdiction over former NSS members’ unfair dismissal challenge, finding the Labour Court had exclusive jurisdiction under the Labour Code.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Exclusive-jurisdiction-of-labour-court
  • Public-service-employment
  • Scope-of-labour-code
  • Jurisdiction
  • Labour-court-exclusive-jurisdiction
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Constitutional-law [2021] LSHC 9

Home Affairs Ex Workers v Principal Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs

Home Affairs Ex Workers v Principal Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs (CONSTITUTIONAL CASE 19 of 2020) [2021] LSHC 9 (11 February 2021)

The High Court of Lesotho dismissed an urgent constitutional motion by former Home Affairs workers over expired fixed-term contracts, finding no constitutional basis or legitimate expectation.

  • Fixed-term-contracts
  • Legitimate-expectation
  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right-to-property
  • Right-to-fair-hearing
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Labour-law [2017] LSLC 7

Ellerines Furnitures Lesotho (Pty) Ltd v Khuele (LC/REV 39 of 14)

Ellerines Furnitures Lesotho (Pty) Ltd v Khuele (LC/REV 39 of 14) [2017] LSLC 7 (17 August 2017)

Labour Court review of a dismissal dispute, holding that the arbitrator wrongly treated the initiator as a witness and set aside the DDPR award.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Disciplinary-hearings
  • Role-of-initiator
  • Compensation-for-procedural-impropriety
  • Labour-law
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Employment-law [2016] LSCA 24

Lesotho Revenue Authority v Bohloko & Others (C of A (CIV) 1 of 2016)

Lesotho Revenue Authority v Bohloko & Others (C of A (CIV) 1 of 2016) [2016] LSCA 24 (28 October 2016)

The Court of Appeal of Lesotho held that non-renewal of a fixed-term contract for poor performance did not amount to dismissal where no reasonable expectation of renewal existed.

  • Fixed-term-contract
  • Legitimate-expectation
  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Poor-performance
  • Judicial-review
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Labour-law [2016] LSLC 6

Lesupi v Action Statistical Investment t/a Pick N Pay (LC 90 of 13)

Lesupi v Action Statistical Investment t/a Pick N Pay (LC 90 of 13) [2016] LSLC 6 (17 May 2016)

The Labour Court held it lacked jurisdiction over an employee’s unfair dismissal claim and said the matter belonged before the DDPR, not the court.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Jurisdiction
  • Maternity-leave-computation
  • Right-to-mitigation
  • Labour-law
  • Maternity-leave
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Labour-law [2016] LSCA 12

Lesotho Flour Mills v Matsepe (C of A (CIV) 58 of 2015)

Lesotho Flour Mills v Matsepe (C of A (CIV) 58 of 2015) [2016] LSCA 12 (29 April 2016)

The Court of Appeal held that section 73 of the Labour Code had to be considered after unfair dismissal, but the matter was remitted to the DDPR for factual determination.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Reinstatement
  • Application-of-section-73-labour-code-order-1992
  • Remittal-to-ddpr
  • Labour-law
  • Remittal
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Labour-law [2016] LSLAC 1

Lehloenya v Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation (Econet Lesotho) (LAC/CIV/A 4 of 2009)

Lehloenya v Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation (Econet Lesotho) (LAC/CIV/A 4 of 2009) [2016] LSLAC 1 (4 March 2016)

The Labour Appeal Court of Lesotho refused condonation for a late unfair-dismissal claim, holding that the applicants gave no explanation for the delay and had prejudiced the respondent.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Condonation-of-late-filing
  • Jurisdiction
  • Statutory-time-limits
  • Labour-law
  • Condonation
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Labour-law [2015] LSCA 47

Lesotho Flour Mills v Matsepe (C of A (CIV) 21 of 2015)

Lesotho Flour Mills v Matsepe (C of A (CIV) 21 of 2015) [2015] LSCA 47 (6 November 2015)

The Court of Appeal of Lesotho dismissed Lesotho Flour Mills’ application for leave to appeal on an additional ground, finding the factual basis was supported by evidence.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Disciplinary-proceedings
  • Employment-contract-interpretation
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Costs-orders
  • Labour-law
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