Fermel (Pty) Ltd v Talane NO and Others (JR2545/14) [2019] ZALCJHB 83 (4 April 2019)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JR 2545/14
Judge
G Damant
Labour Court review of a CCMA award on dismissal for negligence. Unfair dismissal and reinstatement were upheld, but back-pay was reduced from 12 months to two months.
Mokhele and Others v Schmidt NO and Another (JS564/11) [2016] ZALCJHB 196; (2016) 37 (ILJ) 2662 (LC) (19 May 2016)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JS564/11
Judge
Everett
The court found that the business of Archstone Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd was transferred as a going concern to Paving Warehouse CC, as the substance of the transaction involved the continuation of the same business, products, premises, and workforce, despite the form being a purchase of assets. The dismissals of the applicants were effected to avoid the consequences of section 197A and were therefore automatically unfair in terms of section 187(1)(g) of the Labour Relations Act. The contracts of employment ought to have transferred automatically to the second respondent, and the applicants are…