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AI summary
The Labour Court considered a dispute about the termination of a fixed term employment contract and the probationary period in that contract. It found that the respondent had not complied with clause 5 of the contract and ordered damages of R1 777 000, 00 and costs. The judgment also records that the applicant’s case was brought under section 77(3) of the BCEA and the common law of contract, rather than as an unfair dismissal claim.
This appears to concern fixed term employment contracts, probation clauses and contractual damages in the Labour Court.
Evidence from source
The respondent is ordered to pay the applicant in the amount of R1 777 000, 00 as damages occasioned by the unlawful repudiation of the contract of employment of the applicant.
Supports: Summary sentence 2 about the damages order.