Description
Gross violation of company procurement procedure due to working under pressure – definition of dishonesty – chairperson of the disciplinary hearing – senior manager from a different office – compensation of not less than twelve months.
- Gross violation of company procurement procedure leading to financial loss is a valid reason for termination – employee admitted to have violated the procedure, so whether or not the company had procurement procedure and policy is immaterial.
- Employee’s excuse that she violated the procurement procedure because of work pressure is not justifiable.
- Definition of dishonesty.
- Complaint that the disciplinary hearing was improperly constituted since the chairperson of the disciplinary hearing, who was coming from a different office, was a private advocate and was not a senior manager in his office – the complaint was rejected because it was not backed up by evidence indicating qualifications and position of the chairperson.
- The arbitrator found that termination of employment was unfair but awarded compensation of 3 months salaries – the labour court held that the arbitrator was wrong because the law specifically demands that the compensation should be of not less than 12 months.
