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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has denied unfairly dismissing the deputy director of corporate services, Nelly Letsholonyane, over an incident earlier this year when Kubayi got stuck in a lift.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Kubayi said while she did not wish to divulge much in the media, Letsholonyane underwent several disciplinary processes before she was sacked.<\/p>\n

GroundUp reported Kubayi summarily terminated Letsholonyane’s contract after she got stuck in an elevator for an hour on 14 March.<\/p>\n

Kubayi blamed Letsholonyane for the incident and her absence from the office that evening.<\/p>\n

She alerted her colleagues about the incident through a WhatsApp message.<\/p>\n

On 15 March, Letsholonyane received a letter of intent to dismiss her for “gross negligence” and for threatening employee safety despite responding immediately to the incident.<\/p>\n

The letter went on to state that the ‘misconduct emanated from an incident that occurred on 14 March 2023’ where she and others were ‘trapped in a lift for a period of more than one hour’.<\/p>\n

Kubayi gave Letsholonyane until 16 March to explain why she should not be dismissed.<\/p>\n

Letsholonyane submitted her written explanation, denying the alleged misconduct and indicating the appropriate forum to deal with the allegations would be in a disciplinary hearing.<\/p>\n

On 3 April, she was called into a meeting, where Kubayi informed her she had three options available: be dismissed, face a disciplinary hearing with suspension, or take early retirement.<\/p>\n

According to a Labour Court judgment, Letsholonyane, under protest, accepted the retirement option on 14 April.<\/p>\n

She was dismissed immediately on 20 April after several meetings.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Kubayi said Letsholonyane faced several allegations and failed to motivate why she should not be dismissed.<\/p>\n

In a written explanation it said:<\/p>\n

However, the Johannesburg Labour Court ordered last month that Kubayi should reinstate Letsholonyane because the decision to dismiss her on 20 April was unlawful.<\/p>\n

It also ruled Kubayi could not dismiss her without a disciplinary hearing, in terms of the management service handbook.<\/p>\n

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