Johnson Mvula & 3 others v Little Children Of Our Blessed Lady Sisters

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the application for condonation should be granted given the 12-day delay in filing the notice of appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Technical difficulties on filing day, minimal delay period, reasonable explanation"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the designated agent was functus officio when refusing to allow amendment of the respondent's citation","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Agent had not yet issued final determination, still pronouncing on issues"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the failure to return retrenchment packages constituted waiver of rights to challenge the retrenchment process","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no (not decided in this application)","related_facts":"Applicants argued they understood payments as unpaid salaries, not retrenchment packages"}

Background