Vodacom (Pty) Ltd v Motsa & another (174/16) [2016] ZALCJHB 59

BACKGROUND In this case the First Respondent, being a Mr Godfrey Motsa (“Motsa”), resigned as a senior executive employee of the Applicant, being Vodacom (Pty) Ltd (“Vodacom”), and took up employment with the Second Respondent being, MTN Group LTD (“MTN”). Motsa was employed by Vodacom in or during January 2007. On or about 23 December
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Securitas Specialised Services (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR 189/12) [2018] ZALCJHB 356(6 November 2018).

SUMMARY The factual matrix from which this judgment transpires concerns an Arbitrator’s award. Securitas Specialised Services (Pty) Ltd (“the Employer”) dismissed Edward Pheme (“the Employee”) following an internal disciplinary enquiry into the Employee’s misconduct (failure to visit clients for 7 months).  The chairperson found the Employee guilty of the misconduct and recommended a sanction of
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National Commissioner of South African Police Service and Another v Mphalele N.O. and Another (CA15/2017) [2018] ZALAC 42 (11 December 2018)

SUMMARY Mr. Ashley Mezichel (“Employee”) was employed at the South African Police Service (“SAPS”) in the capacity of legal advisor. During or about September 2013, the Employee absconded from work, falsified his signing-in sheet on numerous occasions, and further left work without following the proper protocol. In light of the above, he was summoned to
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Carmichael-Brown v Liquid Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd (JS987/17) [2019] ZALCJHB 6 (23 January 2019)

SUMMARY Valerie Carmichael-Brown (hereinafter “the Applicant”) approached the Court in order to have a subpoena issued against her, by Liquid Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd (hereinafter “the Respondent”), set aside on the basis that the Respondents had abused court processes in respect of issuing same. The cause of action in said case arose in 2017 where the
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The National Minimum Wage Act

The National Minimum Wage Act The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has signed into law the National Minimum Wage Act (“the Act”) on 23 November 2018, which will come into effect on a date still to be determined by the President. The Act will see the minimum hourly rate for workers set at R20.00 (“NMW”),
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Enslin v Lonmin Platinum Comprising Western Platinum Limited (JS1166/13) [2018] ZALCJHB 292 (20 September 2018)

SUMMARY The factual context from which this judgment arises concerns the procedural fairness of a retrenchment dispute. The matter pivoted on the applicability of S189A of the Labour Relations Act No. 66 of 1995 (“LRA”), Mr. Wessel Enslin (“the Employee”) disputed the provisions applicability, whereas Lonmin Platinum Comprising Western Platinum Limited (“the Employer”) contended the
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Hillary Construction (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR1714/14) [2018] ZALCJHB 50 (26 January 2018)

SUMMARY The Applicant Hilary Construction (Pty) Ltd (“Hilary”) instituted review proceedings in the Labour Court, against the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (the “CCMA”) as First Respondent, Mr C. Maande as Second Respondent and Ndanduleni Silima as Third Respondent in respect of Section 145 of the LRA, which relates to a perceived defect of
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MEC for Economic Developmemt, Environment & Tourism v Mogahlane (JA42/2016) [2018] ZALAC 29 (31 October 2018)

BACKGROUND The MEC for Economic Development, Environment and Tourism for Limpopo Province (the “Appellant”) brought an application in terms of section 158(1)(h) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (the “LRA”) to review and set aside the appointment of Madimetja Mogahlane (the “Respondent”) as the Senior Manager of the MEC for the abovenamed State
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Biggar v City of Johannesburg (Emergency Management Services) (JS232/09) [2016] ZALCJHB 559; (2017) 38 ILJ 1806 (LC); [2017] 8 BLLR 783 (LC) (13 December 2016)

SUMMARY Victor Biggar (“the Applicant”), was employed by the City of Johannesburg: Emergency Management Services (“the Respondent”), as a Fire Fighter Emergency Medical Technician based at the Brixton Fire Station from 2000. The Applicant was the first black person to live in the Respondent’s housing apartments. During the residence period his family had been subjected
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Mostert v ERF 261 Nylstroom Beleggings CC t/a Cash Converters Modimolle (NCT/112706/2018/99(2)) [2018] ZANCT 97 (10 October 2018)

SUMMARY On or about 05 August 2017, Dawid Fredrik Mostert (herein referred to as the “Applicant”) entered into a pawn agreement with a registered credit provider, being Erf 261 Nylstroom Beleggins CC trading as Cash Concerters Modimolle (hererin referred to as the “Respondent”). In terms of the aforementioned pawn agreement, the Respondent advanced an amount
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