Mpumalanga teacher reinstated after unfair dismissal following hospitalisation.
The Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) has ordered the Mpumalanga Department of Education to reinstate a teacher after ruling that the department acted unfairly when it refused to implement a recommendation to return her to work.
ELRC panellist Yolisa Ndzuta found that the department unfairly dismissed N Ngcobo, represented by the National Teachers' Union (NATU), after rejecting a recommendation made in her favour following proceedings held under Section 14(2) of the Employment of Educators Act.
The council ordered the department to reinstate Ngcobo retrospectively within 30 days and restore her employment.
Ngcobo, a teacher at Volksrust Primary School, was deemed dismissed under Section 14(1) of the Employment of Educators Act after she was absent from work for more than 14 consecutive days during 2024.
