Assignment 2 Semester 1 2025
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Due Date: 26 April 2025
QUESTION 1
1.
The employment law consequences of Ms Goolam’s use of Generative Artificial
Intelligence (GenAI) to draft the report may constitute misconduct and breach of
workplace policies, particularly if the MTE has clear rules prohibiting the use of
unapproved tools, including AI, for work tasks.
Under South African labour law, specifically the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995,
misconduct that undermines trust in the employment relationship — such as dishonesty,
falsification of work outputs, or misrepresentation — may justify disciplinary action, up to
and including dismissal, depending on the severity of the offence and the circumstances
surrounding it.
In this case:
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