The Labour Court has interdicted the National Library of South Africa from proceeding with a disciplinary hearing against a whistleblower who exposed how the company secretary allegedly tried to raise his salary fraudulently.
On Wednesday, News24 reported Matuma Masipa, the National Library's human resources director, approaching the Labour Court for an urgent interdict to stop the disciplinary proceedings.
She made protected disclosures to her attorney and the Public Protector and approached the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), but the National Library wanted to continue with the disciplinary proceedings.
Masipa's urgent application was heard on Wednesday, and the judge granted the order on the same day. The registrar only issued the court order on Friday morning, but the order was made known to all the parties on Wednesday, said Masipa's attorney Bongani Khoza.
The disciplinary hearing is interdicted from proceeding pending the referral of Masipa's case to the CCMA.
However, Masipa remains suspended.
Khoza said:
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