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AI summary
The Labour Appeal Court dealt with an appeal about a plea bargain agreement in a disciplinary hearing involving a SAPS employee. It found that the chairperson was not bound by the agreed lenient sanction, but that the process used when rejecting it was procedurally unfair. The Court held that the dismissal was substantively fair and ordered compensation equivalent to three months' remuneration.
This appears to concern disciplinary plea bargain processes in labour matters and the treatment of procedural and substantive fairness.
Evidence from source
The dismissal of Mr Mkonto was substantively fair. (ii) The SAPS shall pay Mr Mkonto compensation equivalent to his salary for 3 months
Supports: Summary claim that the dismissal was substantively fair and compensation was ordered.