Joubert v Legal Aid South Africa (JS240/2010)
Joubert v Legal Aid South Africa (JS240/2010) [2011] ZALCJHB 19; (2011) 32 ILJ 1921 (LC) (16 March 2011)
The applicant failed to establish that the respondent had adopted a term and condition of employment entitling him to a post-retirement medical aid benefit (PRMAB), nor that such a term was approved by the Minister of Justice acting in consultation with the Minister of Finance as required by section 8 of the Legal Aid Act. The evidence showed that public service terms were not automatically adopted by the respondent; each term required specific board approval and ministerial consent. The applicant conceded that the necessary criteria for adoption and approval of PRMAB were not met. The plea o…
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- Terms And Conditions Of Employment
- Public Service Comparison
- Post Retirement Medical Aid Benefit
- Statutory Body Powers
- Estoppel Against Statutory Body