This has been hailed as a landmark decision in the context of dismissal on the basis of an employee’s status.
In the Allpass decision, the employee claimed that his dismissal on the basis of his HIV status constituted an automatically unfair dismissal, alternatively that his dismissal was substantively and procedurally unfair. He also claimed relief in respect of unfair discrimination in terms of s 50(2)(b) of the Employment Equity Act of 1998. The employee, a stable yard manager, was appointed ……
