Conti Print CC v CCMA and Others (JA53/2014) [2015] ZALAC 25; [2015] 9 BLLR 865 (LAC); (2015) 36 ILJ 2245 (LAC) (24 June 2015)
Court
Labour Appeal Court
Case number
JA53/2014
Judges
Tlaletsi, Sutherland, Mngqibisa-Thusi
The Labour Appeal Court found that the arbitrator and Labour Court failed to properly evaluate the evidence and credibility of witnesses. The employer responded reasonably to the employee's complaints by offering to move her and promising to close the partition gap. The employee's refusal to move and abrupt resignation were grossly unreasonable, and she failed to exhaust internal remedies. The arbitrator ignored material evidence, particularly the supervisor's testimony, and made irrational findings. The proven facts did not establish that the employer made continued employment intolerable. T…