Allpass v Mooikloof Estates (Pty) Ltd t/a Mooikloof Equestrain Centre (JS178/09)
Allpass v Mooikloof Estates (Pty) Ltd t/a Mooikloof Equestrain Centre (JS178/09) [2011] ZALCJHB 7; 2011 (2) SA 638 (LC) ; [2011] 5 BLLR 462 (LC); (2011) 32 ILJ 1637 (LC) (16 February 2011)
The court found that the applicant's dismissal was primarily motivated by his HIV status, not by any inability to perform his duties or by dishonesty. The respondent failed to prove that the applicant's medical conditions, including his allergy to penicillin, rendered him incapable of fulfilling the inherent requirements of the job. The expectation that the applicant should have disclosed his HIV status violated his right to privacy and dignity. The respondent's reliance on alleged dishonesty and inherent job requirements was a thinly veiled attempt to disguise discrimination. The dismissal w…
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- Automatically Unfair Dismissal
- Hiv Discrimination
- Inherent Job Requirements
- Employment Equity Act
- Right To Privacy
- Damages For Unfair Dismissal