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The Labour Appeal Court dealt with an appeal about the dismissal of a Namaqua Wines employee after he called his supervisor a white racist during a heated incident at the HR office. The court found that the commissioner and Labour Court had not applied the approved objective test correctly and held that the dismissal was substantively unfair. It upheld the appeal, set aside the Labour Court order, and ordered retrospective reinstatement with no costs order.
This may be relevant to labour disputes involving allegations of racism, dismissal sanctions, and the approach to reviewing arbitration awards.
Evidence from source
The dismissal of Mr Vuyani Qomoyi is substantively unfair. 2.2 Namaqua Wines (Pty) Ltd is ordered to reinstate Mr Vuyani Qomoyi retrospective from the date of his dismissal.
Supports: The court found the dismissal substantively unfair and ordered retrospective reinstatement.