Tag: HIV/AIDS status

Defamation claim allowed: Substantial damages awarded

by GilesFiles | Jul 21, 2023 | 2020 onwards, Absolution, Compensation or damages, Costs, Courts, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Termination (LRL 8), Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

KAB v Numsa Why was trade union member awarded substantial damages after defamation claim allowed relating to disclosure of HIV status? “[39] The Plaintiff claimed an amount of R1 000 000-00 from all three (3) Defendants....

Differentiation: When does it become discrimination

by GilesFiles | Nov 13, 2015 | 2015, Courts, Differentiation not discrimination, Direct and indirect discrimination, Discrimination (LRL 11), EEA4 s27, EEA9 Levels s21, Employ Equity (LRL 12), Insights, Labour Court, Termination (LRL 8), Words & phrases, Work Science Institute | 0 |

M v Johannesburg Metropolitan Bus Services (Pty) Ltd (JS661/12) [2015] ZALCJHB 400 (13 November 2015) per Everett AJ. Slowly but surely the Labour Court is giving effect to ILO Convention 111 that we ratified many years ago. ...