Labour Court recommends one week’s pay and fuller reference for Russell Will worker

In 1995, the Labour Court recommended that Russell Will Limited pay a warehouse worker one week’s gross pay and provide a fuller reference after ending his seasonal job. The decision was dated 31 January 1995. The Court did not find that he had been unfairly dismissed. The Court said the company had not fully explained the seasonal nature of the work or the likelihood that the worker would not be permanently employed. He said he believed a six-month probation would lead to permanent employment and raised concern that his dismissal followed a statement about a workplace accident. The company said the season had ended and denied a link to the accident.