If a public official voluntarily resigns from employment, the payment to him or her of a “golden handshake” would not be consistent with the duty of his or her employer in terms of section 51 of the Public Finance...
Read MoreThe LC rejected the former employee’s contractual claim for payment of a performance bonus and a ‘golden handshake’. He failed to prove that the bonus payment was non-discretionary. He also failed to prove an agreement to be...
Read MoreSouth Africa probably has among the most complicated systems in the world to protect employees against unfair dismissal. But an easier method of getting rid of unwanted employees is being promoted by the very government that...
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