Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)Chapter VIII : Unfair Dismissal and Unfair Labour Practice193. Remedies for unfair dismissal and unfair labour practice |
| (1) | If the Labour Court or an arbitrator appointed in terms of this Act finds that a dismissal is unfair, the Court or the arbitrator may— |
| (a) | order the employer to reinstate the employee from any date not earlier than the date of dismissal; |
| (b) | order the employer to re—employ the employee, either in the work in which the employee was employed before the dismissal or in other reasonably suitable work on any terms and from any date not earlier than the date of dismissal; or |
| (c) | order the employer to pay compensation to the employee. |
| (2) | The Labour Court or the arbitrator must require the employer to reinstate or re—employ the employee unless— |
| (a) | the employee does not wish to be reinstated or re—employed; |
| (b) | the circumstances surrounding the dismissal are such that a continued employment relationship would be intolerable; |
| (c) | it is not reasonably practicable for the employer to reinstate or re—employ the employee; or |
| (d) | the dismissal is unfair only because the employer did not follow a fair procedure. |
| (3) | If a dismissal is automatically unfair or, if a dismissal based on the employer"s operational requirements is found to be unfair, the Labour Court in addition may make any other order that it considers appropriate in the circumstances.53 |
| (4) | An arbitrator appointed in terms of this Act may determine any unfair labour practice dispute referred to the arbitrator, on terms that the arbitrator deems reasonable, which may include ordering reinstatement, re—employment or compensation |
| 53 | The Court, for example, in the case of a dismissal that constitutes an act of discrimination may wish to issue an interdict obliging the employer to stop the discriminatory practice in addition to one of the other remedies it may grant. |