Resigning Won’t Prevent a Disciplinary Hearing
We have accepted for a very long time that the decision to terminate an employment relationship by means of a resignation constituted a unilateral act effected by the employee. This meant that employees could either resign “with immediate effect”, or by giving notice, whereafter they worked out the notice period if so required. When the […]
Resignation revisited once again!
After Naidoo and a fellow employee resigned from Standard Bank with immediate effect, they were told that the employer would continue with their disciplinary hearings nevertheless. In the circumstances they approached the Labour Court on an urgent basis. Case law history of resignations with immediate effect When the Labour Court was called upon to determine […]