Now Brian Molefe wants to halt the Labour Court proceedings he started
He has asked the Labour Court to refer the matter of his dismissal for arbitration or trial
Former Eskom CE Brian Molefe‚ who was in the Labour Court on Thursday to challenge his dismissal‚ has asked the court to discontinue the proceedings. He now wants the Labour Court to refer the matter for arbitration or for trial, to resolve issues he feels cannot be determined in his application before the court. Molefe was dismissed as Eskom CE this month‚ following his return to the power utility in May. Molefe had initially left Eskom in December following adverse findings made against him in a report on state capture by former public protector Thuli Madonsela. He returned to Eskom in May after Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown refused to authorise the terms of Molefe’s multimillion-rand pension payout‚ which she heard about it in the media. Eskom and Molefe had agreed to rescind the early retirement agreement and this meant Molefe could return to work. His return in May has been challenged by the DA and the matter is due to be heard by the High Court in Pretoria in August....
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