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Nedbank says the former human resources executive it fired for alleged racism and dishonesty almost five years ago is challenging a recent Labour Court ruling that sanctioned its actions against her.
Anele Makhosazana Mpungose was dismissed by Nedbank in May 2019, following misconduct allegations that ranged from describing black employees as lazy and incompetent to abusing an employee benefit to buy a BMW for an associate at a preferential interest rate. Mpungose challenged her dismissal at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA), but commissioner Michael Boyce found that her dismissal was substantively fair, only for her to apply to the Labour Court for the arbitration award dated 23 October 2020 to be set aside.
However, the Labour Court dismissed Mpungose’s application on 19 February, saying Nedbank had proved her dismissal was fair and reasonable based on the available evidence. Nevertheless, Nedbank told News24 that Mpungose would be challenging the court ruling.
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