KSD Employees - Traffic Officers v King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality (KSD) - Judgment on Appeal (CA76/2022) [2023] ZAECMHC 54 (31 October 2023)

KSD Employees - Traffic Officers v King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality (KSD) - Judgment on Appeal (CA76/2022) [2023] ZAECMHC 54 (31 October 2023)

The appellants failed to prove the contractual provisions upon which they relied for their claim to a specific rate of remuneration for Sunday and public holiday work. The only evidence provided was a piecemeal letter of appointment for one appellant and an extract from the Policy Manual attached to heads of...

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Citation
[2023] ZAECMHC 54
Parties
Appellant: KSD Employees – Traffic Officers; Respondent: King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality (KSD)
Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Mthatha
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
31 October 2023
Case Number
CA76/2022
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Dismissal of Application in the Court a Quo
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Judges
Rugunanan, Rusi, Potgieter
Legal Topics
Employment Contracts, Remuneration Disputes, Motion Proceedings, Basic Conditions of Employment Act
Labour Law Civil Procedure Employment Contracts Remuneration Disputes Motion Proceedings Basic Conditions of Employment Act

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Parties

KSD Employees – Traffic Officers

Appellant

King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality (KSD)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Dismissal of Application in the Court a Quo

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellants have proven an enforceable contractual right to a specific rate of remuneration for Sunday and public holiday work.
  2. 2 Whether the respondent unlawfully reduced the prescribed rate of remuneration from 1.5% to 0.5% for the period March 2009 to June 2016.
  3. 3 Whether the respondent failed to furnish required information about remuneration and deductions as contemplated by section 33 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.

Ratio Decidendi

The appellants failed to prove the contractual provisions upon which they relied for their claim to a specific rate of remuneration for Sunday and public holiday work. The only evidence provided was a piecemeal letter of appointment for one appellant and an extract from the Policy Manual attached to heads of argument, which do not constitute admissible evidence. The respondent's version, supported by affidavits and documentary evidence, established that no unlawful reduction of the prescribed rate occurred and that previous overpayments were corrected. There was a clear dispute of fact regarding the applicable rate, and in motion proceedings, the respondent's version prevails. The...

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed with costs.