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Can employees be dismissed for WhatsApp messages sent to colleagues? The Labour Court's decision in Weir Minerals Africa v NUMSA confirms that workplace communications which intimidate employees or discourage reporting misconduct can justify dismissal. Learn how the Court assessed the meaning of “impimpi”, the role of remorse, reinstatement, and the fairness of dismissal under South African labour law.

The Labour Appeal Court in SACCAWU v Putini re-affirmed that labour disputes must be resolved swiftly and that unions and employers may not abuse procedural rules to delay justice. After years of litigation over a 2010 dismissal and a CCMA reinstatement award made an order of court under section 158(1)(c) of the LRA, the LAC upheld the appeal but confirmed the employee’s right to reinstatement and ordered SACCAWU to pay costs.