BDF major fired for refusing command
Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Against the grain: A major sued the BDF and lost
Until August 2011, Botho Baatweng was a BDF major in the Air Arm division. However, his tenure was terminated after he refused to go for further training, as he argued that he was due to retire from the army in due course.
Following numerous correspondence between him and his employer, Baatweng’s employment was terminated leading to him instituting a legal suit for wrongful dismissal by the BDF. He was seeking P1.4 million in damages.
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