The whistle-blower whose affidavit to former public protector Thuli Madonsela detailed how Trillian Capital Partners knew about Nhlanhla Nene’s firing two months before it happened, is taking her former employer to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) demanding compensation. The case is due to be heard on Monday, when the former high-ranking Trillian employee, who on Sunday asked to remain anonymous, will argue for compensation after she left her well-paid job, saying it was untenable to remain at the advisory firm. A CCMA case referral form was hand-delivered to Trillian’s Melrose offices in July 2016 and the original complaint was filed at the CCMA the same month. The dispute between the employee and employer arose after “the employer made the working conditions untenable for me to continue with employment [after] … restructuring … without [consulting]”, according to information contained in the CCMA referral form. The result required by the complainan...

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