Article 39/2022

What are the remedies available to a successful applicant in an automatically unfair dismissal or unfair discrimination dispute?

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  • In an automatically unfair dismissal dispute, s194(3) of the LRA is applicable, entailing same to be just and equitable in all circumstances but not more than 24 months’ remuneration
  • In respect of unfair discrimination, s50(2) of the EEA is applicable, entailing same being just and equitable in all circumstances, including compensation and damages

BMW (SA) (Pty) Ltd v NUMSA (2020) 31 SALLR 119 (LAC); ARB Electrical Wholesalers v Hibbert (2015) 26 SALLR 14 (LAC)

Compensation is akin to a non-patrimonial delictual claim and the principles to be taken into account when awarding compensation, as already set out in article 38/2022, are to be taken into account.

September 12, 2024

What are the principles regulating the scenario where an employer permits an employee to continue working after reaching the agreed or normal retirement age but subsequently terminates his/her services on the basis that the retirement age has been reached?

September 5, 2024

In assessing if reinstatement is fitting after CCMA deems dismissal in a fixed-term contract unfair, what factors guide this determination?

August 29, 2024

Is a binding agreement between a retrenching employer and the alternative employer required for the above section to be applicable and what role does the retrenching employer have to play in arranging alternative employment for such section to be applicable?