Hulme v KLM Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd (JR1256/05) [2013] ZALCJHB 23; [2013] 9 BLLR 920 (LC) (26 February 2013)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JR1256/05
Judge
Steenkamp
The Labour Court dismissed an application to dismiss a delayed review, finding both parties contributed to the delay and the matter should proceed unopposed.
Renier Reyneke Vervoer CC t/a Premium Trucking v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR697/08) [2011] ZALCJHB 104; [2012] 5 BLLR 523 (LC); (2012) 33 ILJ 1262 (LC) (2 December 2011)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JR697/08
Judge
Bhoola
The Labour Court found that the arbitrator exceeded his jurisdiction by determining the fairness of a dismissal when the only issue before him was whether the employee had resigned or was dismissed on 16 January 2004. The arbitrator committed material errors of law by finding that the applicant dismissed the employee by accepting her resignation, which is not legally possible. The CCMA, as a creature of statute, cannot decide its own jurisdiction, and the Labour Court must determine whether a dismissal occurred. On the evidence, the arbitrator's award was unreasonable and flawed. The award wa…