Inxuba Yethemba Municipality v Msweli and Others (PR198/21)
Inxuba Yethemba Municipality v Msweli and Others (PR198/21) [2025] ZALCPE 6; [2025] 7 BLLR 710 (LC); (2025) 46 ILJ 1725 (LC) (7 April 2025)
The Labour Court found that the arbitrator failed to properly evaluate the gravity of the municipal manager's misconduct, which included the unlawful appointment of a service provider without following supply chain management procedures and the approval of a variation order in excess of financial delegations. The arbitrator incorrectly minimized the seriousness of the misconduct, disregarded the statutory and fiduciary duties of the municipal manager, and failed to appreciate the element of dishonesty and the destruction of the trust relationship. The municipal manager's conduct was accompani…
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- Financial Misconduct
- Municipal Manager Dismissal
- Supply Chain Management
- Regulation 36 Deviation
- Irregular Expenditure
- Disciplinary Procedure