Labour Court upholds Shevel scion’s dismissal from Headache Clinic
Daniel Shevel was suspended for preventing his father, Elliot Shevel, from treating patients and other misconduct
The Labour Court has upheld a ruling that a father was correct in firing his son from his medical facility in Johannesburg. The son‚ Daniel Shevel‚ was found to have tried to crush his father’s business‚ The Headache Clinic‚ where he worked as an administrator."Things started falling apart around 2014. A family feud ensued between Daniel‚ on the one hand‚ and his father‚ his mother‚ his brother Michael (also employed by Dr Elliot Shevel) and his sisters on the other hand‚" court papers read. "A number of incidents led to Daniel being suspended on October 27 2015. "He says they arose because he was concerned about possible malpractice and about the safety of patients; Dr Shevel disputes the motivation. "Be that as it may‚ on November 19 2015 he was called to a disciplinary hearing to face … allegations of misconduct." The charges included gross insubordination after he threatened his father‚ tried to take over the business in a hostile manner and prevented his father from attending t...
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