South Africa: Blow for Employers in Dismissal Ruling

Johannesburg — THE Constitutional Court has ruled that when the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) decides on cases about dismissal, it does not have to defer to the decision of the employer to sack workers.

The court on Friday overturned a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment which confirmed a mine employee's dismissal. This restored the CCMA commissioner's award overturning the dismissal.

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