COMPENSATION NO BASIS FOR FIRING WORKERS : HIGH COURT RULES
Employers terminating a permanent employee’s contract can
only do so under one of four circumstances set out in the Labour Amendment Act,
the High Court has ruled, rejecting an argument put forward by NetOne that the
common law right to terminate a con…
Employers terminating a permanent employee’s contract can
only do so under one of four circumstances set out in the Labour Amendment Act,
the High Court has ruled, rejecting an argument put forward by NetOne that the
common law right to terminate a contract on notice still existed provided a
compensation package is offered.
The ground-breaking ruling comes after two NetOne
employees, brand