Former officer wins big after spat with Davids

Irreconcilable differences: Davids (above) and his former employee had major issues
Irreconcilable differences: Davids (above) and his former employee had major issues

The Attorney General (AG) and the Clerk of the National Assembly have lost a bid to block Petrus Tau from a compensation of P580,000 for unfair dismissal.

Tau, a former employee under Mochudi East legislator, Isaac Davids’ constituency office, was awarded the sum by an arbitrator. The AG and the Clerk then took the fight to the Industrial Court, where Judge Annah Mathiba, on Tuesday morning dismissed their challenge.

Tau was fired as the senior administration officer/researcher in the constituency office in December 2016.

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