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TimesLIVE reports that the Labour Court has paved the way for axed Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) CEO Zolani Matthews to possibly make a return to the state-owned entity.
On Monday it ruled that his contract was still in force and set aside the rail agency's review application of an arbitration ruling made in his favour. Matthews was fired by Prasa in 2021 for holding dual citizenship, which the entity at the time said was a material breach that he had not disclosed. Matthews is the son of the late struggle stalwart Joe Matthews, who lived in exile in England, which was when the dual citizenship was obtained. An arbitrator ruled that Prasa should reinstate Matthews with back pay. Prasa ignored this ruling and instead applied for a stay of the arbitration award. It also applied to the Labour Court to review Nugent's award. The Labour Court, in a judgment handed down on Monday, set aside Prasa's review application and said Matthews' "fixed contract remains extant [and that] this is not a case where the arbitrator or court would be reviving an expired fixed-term contract". It also made the arbitration award an order of the court and slapped Prasa with legal costs.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Khanyisile Ngcobo at TimesLIVE
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