BACKGROUND Cornelius Vermaak and Marline Vermaak (“the Vermaaks”) were employed by Paledi Superspar and Paledi Tops (“Paledi”), respectively, as managers of the businesses. Paledi obtained trading stock on credit from the Spar Group Ltd (“Spar”). As security for their acknowledged indebtedness to Spar, on 4 December 2013, two general notarial covering bonds were registered over
SUMMARY The factual matrix from which this judgment arises concerns an Automatically Unfair Dismissal dispute. Telkom SA (“the Employer”) dismissed Mr Mashaba (“the Employee”) following an enquiry into an email containing a memorandum which was circulated by the Employee.  At the heart of the Employee’s contention was that he had been Automatically Unfairly dismissed, as contemplated