South African Police Services v Moyo and Another (C414/2021) [2025] ZALCCT 59 (2 July 2025)
Court
Labour Court Cape Town
Case number
C414/2021
Judge
May
The Labour Court dismissed SAPS’s unopposed review and condonation application, finding no unreasonable delay and no basis to interfere with the disciplinary sanction.
South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union v Transem (Pty) Ltd (JS1004/16) [2020] ZALCJHB 14 (30 January 2020)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JS1004/16
Judge
P Nkutha-Nkontwana
The court found that the dismissals were substantively unfair. The strike was unprotected due to the failure to issue a strike notice, but the employees attempted to comply with the Labour Relations Act and called off the strike after union intervention. The employer's conduct in issuing lockout notices and failing to issue new ultimatums created confusion and provoked further conduct by employees. The actions of the employees after the strike was called off did not amount to a furtherance of the strike but were either misconduct or a result of confusion caused by the employer. The sanction o…
NEHAWU obo Skhosana and Others v Department of Health: Gauteng (JS903/15) [2018] ZALCJHB 201 (24 May 2018)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JS903/15
Judge
P Nkutha-Nkontwana
The Labour Court upheld dismissals of key shop stewards for an unprotected strike, but found dismissals of other employees substantively unfair and ordered reinstatement.
Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd v Tokiso Dispute Settlement and Others (JA49/14) [2015] ZALAC 23; [2015] 9 BLLR 887 (LAC) ; (2015) 36 ILJ 2273 (LAC) (24 June 2015)
Court
Labour Appeal Court
Case number
JA49/14
Judges
Davis, Ndlovu, Landman
The Labour Appeal Court held that dismissing an employee for a first failure to declare personal goods was too harsh and unfair. A final written warning was appropriate.