Assignment 1 Semester 2 2025
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Due Date: August 2025
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LEGAL OPINION: MOLEME V INDURADEC COATINGS (PTY) LTD (D581/2023) [2025]
ZALCD 18 (7 MAY 2025)
1. Summary of the Facts
Tiisetso Moleme, employed as a chemist at Induradec Coatings, informed the company in
March 2023 that she was pregnant and requested relocation from the laboratory due to
chemical exposure risks, including Bisphenol A.1 She was moved to an office without being
assigned duties and, following a consultation meeting in May 2023, was placed on extended
unpaid maternity leave.1 The company cited section 26(2) of the Basic Conditions of
Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA), arguing no alternative position was available.1 Moleme,
left without income, returned to her family home in Gauteng, losing her residence, car, and
income security.1 She referred a dispute to the CCMA under section 10 of the Employment
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