Theron v Rainbow Farm (PTY) Ltd (C289/2021) [2022] ZALCCT 33 (1 July 2022)

Theron v Rainbow Farm (PTY) Ltd (C289/2021) [2022] ZALCCT 33 (1 July 2022)

The respondent complied with its obligations under the settlement agreement by offering the applicant suitable employment, as required. There was no obligation to offer employment on the same terms or salary as before. The applicant did not pertinently deny that she turned down the offer. Applying the Plascon-Evans rule, the facts as stated by the respondent, together with those admitted by the applicant, do not justify granting the relief sought. The application to make the arbitration award an order of court is therefore dismissed.

Citation
[2022] ZALCCT 33
Parties
Applicant: Beatrice Theron; Respondent: Rainbow Farm (PTY) Ltd
Court
Labour Court Cape Town
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
1 July 2022
Case Number
C289/2021
Procedural Posture
Application for Enforcement of Arbitration Award / Final Judgment
Outcome
Application dismissed.
Judges
Graham Leslie
Legal Topics
Settlement Agreement, Arbitration Award Enforcement, Plascon Evans Rule, Unfair Dismissal
Labour Law Settlement Agreement Arbitration Award Enforcement Plascon Evans Rule Unfair Dismissal

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Parties

Beatrice Theron

Applicant

Rainbow Farm (PTY) Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Enforcement of Arbitration Award / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent complied with its obligations under the settlement agreement.
  2. 2 Whether the arbitration award should be made an order of court under section 158(1)(c) of the LRA.

Ratio Decidendi

The respondent complied with its obligations under the settlement agreement by offering the applicant suitable employment, as required. There was no obligation to offer employment on the same terms or salary as before. The applicant did not pertinently deny that she turned down the offer. Applying the Plascon-Evans rule, the facts as stated by the respondent, together with those admitted by the applicant, do not justify granting the relief sought. The application to make the arbitration award an order of court is therefore dismissed.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed.

Orders

  • The application is dismissed.
  • There is no order as to costs.