Transnet Freight Rail v Mashaba (DA17/2023)
Transnet Freight Rail v Mashaba (DA17/2023) [2024] ZALAC 58; (2025) 46 ILJ 1139 (LAC) (18 November 2024)
The Labour Appeal Court held that the direction issued under clause 11.2.4 of the Practice Manual did not constitute a court order setting aside the arbitrator's award. The direction merely required the appellant to indicate whether it objected to remittal for a de novo hearing, but no formal order was made to set aside the award or remit the matter. As a result, the arbitrator's ruling remained extant, and there was no legal basis for reviving the first respondent's contract of employment or awarding arrear salary. The Labour Court erred in treating the direction as dispositive of the review…
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- Review Of Arbitration Award
- Practice Manual Directives
- Remittal Of Dispute
- Arrear Salary Claim
- Reinstatement
- Administrative Action