Dismissal for Incapacity due to Ill-Health
Dismissal for Incapacity due to Ill-Health Written by Michelle Vernon South African Employment Law allows for 3 types of dismissal – Misconduct, Operational Requirements, and Incapacity. Incapacity is then split into 2 distinct forms – Poor Performance and Ill Health. Here we consider incapacity due to ill health. It is important to remember that this […]
Depression and misconduct: A case study
At a disciplinary hearing in November 2013, the employee was charged with: Being absent for 17 days between 30 August and 5 November; Breaching the employer’s policy by failing to inform his manager of his absence; Insolence towards a superior; and Insubordination in that he refused to attend to a prisoner as instructed. The employee […]