BFA appeals Taylor ruling
Friday, March 24, 2023 | 220 Views |
Legal route: Taylor won against BFA at the Industrial Court PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Last month the Industrial Court ruled that the association should pay Taylor P330,000 for unfair dismissal. The money was the equivalent of her six-month salary. The court found that Taylor’s dismissal from the association was both substantially and procedurally unfair.
The court had ordered that the association should pay Taylor before the end of March. Yesterday, Mfolo would not be drawn into discussing reports that the association has since decided to appeal the ruling. “I am constrained to discuss such matters for public consumption.
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