Commission for Gender Equality v Mrwebo and Others (JR1424/20) [2024] ZALCJHB 459 (19 November 2024)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JR1424/20
Judge
L Dave
The Labour Court held that the Commission could not withdraw a 17% provident fund contribution from a level 12 employee where its case concerned only level 11 employees.
South African Medical Association obo Meyer and Others v University of Limpopo (J825/11) [2012] ZALCJHB 43; (2012) 33 ILJ 2954 (LC) (17 May 2012)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
J825/11
Judge
Steenkamp
The court found that the applicants' entitlement to paid maternity leave was a contractual right incorporated in their employment contracts and the University's conditions of service. The University unilaterally amended this entitlement to unpaid leave without the applicants' consent, which constituted a breach of contract. The University's reliance on section 34(3) of the Higher Education Act and collective bargaining through the Joint Bargaining Forum was rejected, as the applicants and their union were not parties to the process and did not mandate representation. The Labour Court has juri…
Naidu and Others v South African Bureau of Standards (D238/08) [2009] ZALC 248 (16 March 2009)
Court
Labour Court
Case number
D238/08
Judge
Pillay D
The court dismissed a challenge to SABS’s vehicle allowance restructuring, finding it was required to comply with tax law and not a unilateral contract variation.
Naidu and Others v South African Bureau of Standards (D238/08) [2009] ZALCD 12 (16 March 2009)
Court
Labour Court Durban
Case number
D238/08
Judge
Pillay D
The court held that SABS could restructure vehicle allowances to comply with tax law, and dismissed the claim that the change was an unlawful unilateral variation.