Labour Court recommends overturning Sporting Emporium disciplinary sanction

The Labour Court recommended that The Sporting Emporium rescind a disciplinary sanction against a worker after finding the investigation procedurally unfair. The recommendation was signed on 7 February 2014. The dispute followed an incident with a customer. The worker, represented by Mandate, said the company breached its procedures and failed to consider mitigating factors. The employer did not attend the hearing. The Court recommended restoring the worker to his original position without loss of pay, removing the final written warning and replacing it with a first written warning to remain in force for 12 months.