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Dismissal with no reason

I've been working out of my home office for a USA based company since 2004 (work contract refers SA Labour Law). On August 4 my immediate supervisor indicated a dissatisfaction with my work, stating "there are serious concerns with your work", after I submitted a site visit report. My supervisor then took me off all of my current projects/assignments and said she would get back to me in a few days with further updates. She also recommended that I do some training and take some tests (tasks which were all completed in a satisfactory manner). She then travelled to the sites to do a quality check and called on Friday 21 August and told me that my services had been terminated. I later received a separation agreement from the in-country accounting firm. I still haven't been given a reason(s) for the termination of my work contract. Can I refer my case to the CCMA for unfair dismissal?

Bernard Reisner says:
Bernard Reisner

Although the dismissal can be construed as unfair, both substantively and procedurally, if you signed the Separation Agreement you may have waved your rights to refer the case to the CCMA depending on the contents of the agreement.



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