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Employment law [2012] LSLC 4

Lesotho Electricity Company (Pty) Ltd v Hoohlo and Another (LC/REV 10 of 10)

Lesotho Electricity Company (Pty) Ltd v Hoohlo and Another (LC/REV 10 of 10) [2012] LSLC 4 (6 March 2012)

The Labour Court dismissed a review challenge to a DDPR award, holding that the arbitrator reasonably awarded notice pay and compensation for breach of contract.

  • Fixed term contracts
  • Dismissal
  • Notice period
  • Compensation
  • Arbitral review
  • Fixed-term-contracts
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Labour law [2008] LSLC 27

Pitso v Standard Bank Lesotho Ltd (LC 35 of 2007)

Pitso v Standard Bank Lesotho Ltd (LC 35 of 2007) [2008] LSLC 27 (2 October 2008)

The Labour Court dismissed a retrenchment challenge, finding the employee had been consulted, offered redeployment, and chose retrenchment instead.

  • Retrenchment
  • Consultation process
  • Redeployment
  • Procedural fairness
  • Substantive fairness
  • Recognition agreement
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Employment law [2008] LSLC 25

Labour Commissioner (OBO) Simon Lengoasa v Lesotho Red Cross Society (LC 31 of 2008)

Labour Commissioner (OBO) Simon Lengoasa v Lesotho Red Cross Society (LC 31 of 2008) [2008] LSLC 25 (12 September 2008)

The Labour Court held that Simon Lengoasa’s retrenchment by the Lesotho Red Cross Society was substantively and procedurally fair, and dismissed the application.

  • Retrenchment
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Procedural fairness
  • Substantive fairness
  • Consultation
  • Notice period
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Employment law [2000] LSLC 19

Ingram v Training and Rural Development Consultant (Pty) Ltd and Another (LC 23 of 97)

Ingram v Training and Rural Development Consultant (Pty) Ltd and Another (LC 23 of 97) [2000] LSLC 19 (7 December 2000)

The Labour Court of Lesotho upheld the fairness of the dismissal process, but found a breach of contract because the applicant received only one month’s notice instead of three.

  • Dismissal
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Jurisdiction
  • Notice period
  • Breach of contract
  • Disciplinary-proceedings
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Employment law [1997] LSLC 3

Mulenga v Lesotho Pharmaceutical Corporation (LC 126 of 95)

Mulenga v Lesotho Pharmaceutical Corporation (LC 126 of 95) [1997] LSLC 3 (7 April 1997)

Both the suspension and dismissal of the applicant were procedurally unfair and unlawful for failure to observe the audi alteram partem rule, as the applicant was not afforded a hearing before or after either action. The applicant's contract continued beyond December 1993 as a month-to-month contract until the purported dismissal in October 1994, entitling him to salary, notice, and gratuity up to that date.

  • Suspension of employee
  • Dismissal of employee
  • Procedural fairness
  • Audi alteram partem
  • Fixed-term contract
  • Gratuity
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Employment law [1991] LSCA 126

Ramarou v CO-Op Lesotho Ltd (CIV/T 2 of 89)

Ramarou v CO-Op Lesotho Ltd (CIV/T 2 of 89) [1991] LSCA 126 (14 October 1991)

The court held that the plaintiff was a daily paid worker, not a permanent employee, but that his summary dismissal was unlawful for want of written warning.

  • Unlawful dismissal
  • Contract of service
  • Damages
  • Notice period
  • Employment-law
  • Unlawful-dismissal
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Employment law [1990] LSCA 129

Rantee v Attorney-General (CIV/APN 309 of 86)

Rantee v Attorney-General (CIV/APN 309 of 86) [1990] LSCA 129 (13 August 1990)

The High Court of Lesotho held that a public servant’s termination was not wrongful where one month’s salary in lieu of notice was paid under the appointment terms.

  • Dismissal from public service
  • Employment contract
  • Notice period
  • Payment in lieu of notice
  • Employment-law
  • Administrative-law
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Employment law [1990] LSCA 128

Rantee v Attorney-General (CIV/APN 309 of 86)

Rantee v Attorney-General (CIV/APN 309 of 86) [1990] LSCA 128 (13 August 1990)

The High Court of Lesotho dismissed a public servant’s challenge to her termination, holding that payment of one month’s salary in lieu of notice complied with the contract.

  • Dismissal from public service
  • Employment contract
  • Notice period
  • Breach of contract
  • Employment-law
  • Public-service-law
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