SUMMARY The Applicant, South African Airways (SOC) Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “SAA”), the employer of the Third Respondent Matebogo Thipe (hereinafter referred to as “Thipe”) sought a review of an arbitration award granted by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (the “CCMA”) in favour of Thipe in 2014. Thipe had been dismissed by