THEkCOMMONkLAWkDUTIESkOFkANkEMPLOYEEk-
kCORRECTkANSWER-1.ktokrenderkservicesktokthekemployer
2.kTokworkkcompetentlykandkdiligently
3.kTokobeyklawfulkandkreasonablekinstructions
4.kTokservekthekemployer'skinterestskandkactkinkgoodkfaith
CATEGORIESkOFkEMPLOYEESkSPECIFICALLYkEXCLUDEDkFROMkTH
EkAPPLICATIONkOFkTHEkLRAk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
•kmemberskofkthekNationalkDefencekForce,kand
•kmemberskofkthekStatekSecuritykAgency.
METHODSkTHROUGHkWHICHkBASISkCONDITIONSkOFkEMPLOYMENTk
MAYkBEkCHANGEDk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Variationkbykwaykofkakcollectivekagreement
Variationkbykwaykofkakministerialkdetermination
Variationkbykwaykofkaksectoralkdetermination
CIRCUMSTANCESkUNDERkWHICHkHIV/AIDSkTESTINGkWOULDkBEkALL
OWEDkINkTHEkWORKPLACEk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
thekfollowingkfactorskwerekstipulatedkaskcircumstanceskunderkwhichkHIVkte
stingkwouldkbekallowed:
•ktokpreventkunfairkdiscrimination,
•kwherekthekemployerkneededkHIVktestingktokdeterminekthekextentkofkHIVkin
kthekworkplacekinkorderktokplacekitselfkinkakbetterkpositionktokevaluatekitsktra
iningkandkawarenesskprogrammes,kandktokdrawkupkfuturekplanskbasedkonkt
hekoutcomekofkthektests,
•kwherekthekpurposekofktestingkwaskthatkthekemployerkneededktokknowkthek
prevalencekofkHIVkatkitskworkplacekinkorderktokbekpro-
, activekinkitskpreventionkamongstkemployees,kandktoktreatktheksymptomskan
dktokplankforkcontingencies,
includingkthekfairkdistributionkofkemployeekbenefits,kmedicalkaidkandkthektrai
ningkofkreplacementklabour,
•kwherekmedicalkfactskindicatedkthekneed,
•kwherekemploymentkconditionskrequiredktesting,
•kwhereksocialkpolicykrequiredktesting,
•kwherekthekinherentkrequirementskofkthekjobknecessitatedkit,kor
•kwherekparticularkcategorieskofkemployees/jobskrequiredksuchktesting.
THEkSUBSTANTIVEkFAIRNESSkOFkAkDISMISSALkBASEDkONkMISCON
DUCTk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
ThekCode:kDismissalksetskthekfollowingkrequirementskforksubstantivekfairne
ss:
•kDidkthekemployeekcontravenekakrulekorkstandardkregulatingkconductkin,kor
kofkrelevancekto,kthekworkplace?
•kIfkso,kwaskthekrulekvalidkandkreasonable?kThiskisknormallykdeterminedkwit
hkreferencektokthekneedskofkthekworkplacekandkbusiness.
•kWaskthekemployeekawarekofkthekrule,korkcouldkshe/hekreasonablykbekexp
ectedktokhavekbeenkawarekofkthekrule?kAnkemployeekcankonlykbekpunished
kifkshe/hekknewkthatkthekconductkwaskunacceptablekandkthatkaktransgressio
nkof
thiskrulekcouldkleadktokdismissal.
•kDidkthekemployerkconsistentlykapplykthekrule?kAnkemployerkcannotkenforc
ekakrule,kwhichkhadkbeenkpreviouslykignored.kThiskiskcalledk'historicalkincon
sistency',kbecausekpresentkconductkiskinconsistentkwithkpastkconduct.kIfkakr
ulekisktokbekenforcedkinkthekfuture,kthekemployerkmustkinformkthekemployee
skbeforehand.kIf,katkakgivenktime,kankemployer'sktreatmentkofkseveralkemplo
yeeskguiltykofktheksamekoffencekwerekinconsistent,kthatkwould
bek'contemporaneouskinconsistency'.
•kIskdismissalkankappropriatekactionkforkContraventionkofkthekrule?kDismiss
alkshouldkbekseenkaskakmatterkofklastkresort.kNormally,kdismissalkwillknotkbe
kappropriatekinkthekcasekofkakfirstkoffence,kunlesskthekmisconductkiskserious
andkofksuchkgravitykthatkitkrenderskthekemploymentkrelationshipkintolerable.
Thekappropriatenesskofkdismissalkaskakpenaltykwillkdependkonkthekemploye
e'skcircumstances,kincluding:
--klengthkofkservice,
--kpreviouskdisciplinarykrecord,
--kpersonalkcircumstances,
--ktheknaturekofkthekjob,kand