Former Furnmart manager wins big in court

A Furnmart store
A Furnmart store

A former regional manager for Furnmart, Kabelo Teisi has been awarded P318, 402 as compensation for unlawful dismissal.

Teisi was fired from Furnmart Company for promising an unhappy client a refund or a better mattress in 2013. Teisi had sued the company and last week, Gaborone High Court ‘s recently appointed Judge Zein Kebonang ruled that Teisi was unlawfully dismissed.

The award represented 21 months wages without any deductions on or before the April 30, 2015 as payment for unlawful dismissal.

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