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Retrenchment due to not vaccinating

Hugo Pienaar, Director in our Employment Law practice, delved into a recent CCMA case where an employee, who refused to be vaccinated in terms of the employer's compulsory vaccination policy, was retrenched and forfeited their severance pay.

20 May 2022 4:57 Minutes TV interview

Hugo Pienaar, Director in our Employment Law practice, delved into a recent CCMA case where an employee, who refused to be vaccinated in terms of the employer's compulsory vaccination policy, was retrenched and forfeited their severance pay.

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