A reinstatement order does not revive the employment contract
What does an order to retrospectively reinstate an employee mean? Does it mean that it revives the employment contract which was terminated when the employee was dismissed? Does it mean that the employer must unconditionally pay the employee backpay in the amount he would have earned from the date of dismissal to the date of […]
Unfair dismissal may lead to reinstatement
Employers are often perplexed when a dismissed employee is retrospectively reinstated by the CCMA or a Bargaining Council. The employer not only has to take the employee back, but he also has to pay that employee for the period between the date of dismissal and the date of reinstatement. Employers react differently to a reinstatement […]