, FIRST SEMESTER: ASSIGNMENT 02
UNIQUE NUMBER:
DUE DATE: 2024
Take note of the following:
Submission of the first compulsory assignment will give a student admission to the
examination. The marks for this assignment will contribute 10% to the student’s final
marks. The marks a student obtains for the second compulsory assignment, will contribute
another 10% to the student’s final marks. The examination will then contribute
80% towards a student’s final marks.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
ASSIGNMENT 02 S1
Mantsho and Moshoueu, LLB students for RR University are engaged in a conversation
in a train from Pretoria to Tembisa. You are in the same train minding your business....
Advise with reference to the relevant authority whether the view shared by
Mantsho, Moshoueu and Lefofa is legally correct, give reasons for your answer
and define an automatically unfair dismissal.
In terms of South African labor law, an automatically unfair dismissal is defined under
Section 187 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA). It occurs when an employer
terminates an employee's contract of employment for reasons that are considered
unfair and prohibited by law. Section 187(1)(f) specifically states that it is automatically
unfair dismissal if the employee is dismissed because the employer unfairly
discriminated against them directly or indirectly on any arbitrary ground.
UNIQUE NUMBER:
DUE DATE: 2024
Take note of the following:
Submission of the first compulsory assignment will give a student admission to the
examination. The marks for this assignment will contribute 10% to the student’s final
marks. The marks a student obtains for the second compulsory assignment, will contribute
another 10% to the student’s final marks. The examination will then contribute
80% towards a student’s final marks.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
ASSIGNMENT 02 S1
Mantsho and Moshoueu, LLB students for RR University are engaged in a conversation
in a train from Pretoria to Tembisa. You are in the same train minding your business....
Advise with reference to the relevant authority whether the view shared by
Mantsho, Moshoueu and Lefofa is legally correct, give reasons for your answer
and define an automatically unfair dismissal.
In terms of South African labor law, an automatically unfair dismissal is defined under
Section 187 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA). It occurs when an employer
terminates an employee's contract of employment for reasons that are considered
unfair and prohibited by law. Section 187(1)(f) specifically states that it is automatically
unfair dismissal if the employee is dismissed because the employer unfairly
discriminated against them directly or indirectly on any arbitrary ground.
