school feesprescriptioncontinuing wrongFinance ActUnited States Dollars
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school fees benefitprescriptioncontinuing unfair labour practiceforeign currency
legislation
Statutes Cited
Labour Act
Labour Act
Labour Act
Prescription Act
Finance Act (No 2 of 2019)
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant's school fees claim had prescribed in terms of Section 94(1) of the Labour Act.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The claim covered 2018-2021; the claim was filed in April 2024; the respondent resigned in July 2023."}
{"issue_text":"Whether the claims arising before 22 February 2019 were subject to the Finance Act and could not be claimed in United States Dollars.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The claim included amounts from 2018."}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent, an ex-employee of the appellant, claimed outstanding school fees for her children from 2018 to 2021, totaling US$23,000.00. The appellant appealed an arbitral award in favor of the respondent, arguing that the claim had prescribed and that claims predating 22 February 2019 could not be claimed in US Dollars.
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