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Good day I have been dismissed at work because I borrowed money from some work colleges. My boss ask me if I had borrowed money from any colleges and I said no.. My boss then had secret meetings with staff reporting to me and they admitted that we had borrowed money between each other and that it was on a personal basis. I got dismissed for gross dishonesty, I was uncomfortable in disclosing this to my boss and I felt that it had I impact on the business. Do I have merits to appeal this at the ccma

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Anonymous

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Yes You do as that was a personal matter and not unless there is a written policy within Your workplace that is prohibiting You to borrow money from Yours Colleagues and You may have been aware of it

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Labour Protect

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What has essentially happened is that you where dismissed for misconduct.

Now in order to have been dismissed for misconduct you have to have breached a rule of the workplace either a written rule or a general rule that is universally accepted as being misconduct for example late coming or stealing.

If borrowing money is not specifically covered in the employment policy then you may have a chance however the issue that I see was that you where not dismissed for borrowing or lending money but for lying to your boss. This is an accepted form of misconduct and it is likely that a commissioner hearing the matter at the CCMA would find that the lie itself was a serious breach of conduct.

The choice to refer the matter is ultimately yours however I am not confident as to your prospects of success.

 

KM, Labour Protect

 



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Anonymous

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Hi I was dismissed for taking 48 minutes of the company by clocking inn with biometric and not getting inn and clock inn again

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I was dismissed by taking 48 minutes of the company they say it's dishonest

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