South Africa Case Law

Hudson and Another v South African Airways SOC Limited (J545/13; J543/13)

Hudson and Another v South African Airways SOC Limited (J545/13; J543/13) [2014] ZALCJHB 135; [2014] 11 BLLR 1132 (LC); (2014) 35 ILJ 3407 (LC) (24 April 2014)

Court

Labour Court Johannesburg

Case number

J545/13; J543/13

Judge

Walele

The Labour Court held that the applicants’ fixed-term contracts were ultra vires and void ab initio because the appointments breached public-sector prescripts.

• Unlawful Termination
• Fixed Term Contracts
• Ostensible Authority
• Ultra Vires Appointments
• Estoppel
• Public Entity Recruitment