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AI summary
The Labour Appeal Court dealt with an appeal about dismissals for operational requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic after a proposed temporary pay cut had been accepted by almost all employees. The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the Labour Court's conclusion that the dismissals were substantively unfair. It also discussed proportionality as part of the fairness enquiry in the retrenchment context.
This appears to concern retrenchment fairness and the use of proportionality in operational requirements dismissals.
Evidence from source
The appeal must therefore be dismissed.
Supports: summary: the appeal was dismissed
The Labour Court concluded that the respondents’ dismissals were substantively unfair and ordered their reinstatement.
Supports: summary: Labour Court finding upheld in the appeal