Gunter v Compensation Commissioner ((2009) 30 ILJ 2341 (O))
Gunter v Compensation Commissioner ((2009) 30 ILJ 2341 (O)) [2009] ZAFSHC 144; [2009] ZAFSHC 42 (5 March 2009)
The court found that the appellant was actively engaged in his employment duties at the time of the accident, fetching urgent spare parts for the combine during harvesting season. He exercised wide discretion in managing the farm and was not bound by fixed working hours or specific instructions regarding transportation. The accident did not occur while travelling to or from his workplace, but while performing work-related tasks. Section 22(5) of the Act was not applicable, as it only extends liability to employees being conveyed to or from their place of employment under defined circumstances…
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- Compensation For Occupational Injuries
- Scope Of Employment
- Statutory Appeal
- Control Test
- Course And Scope
- Statutory Interpretation