SUMMARY This judgment concerns an Arbitrator’s award made by Commissioner Malubane Buti at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (“CCMA”). On analysis of the factual matrix, Exxarro Ferro Alloys (Pty) Ltd(“the Employer”) dismissed Lesiba Kekana (“the Employee”) following an internal poor work performance enquiry into the Employee’s consistent poor work performance (failing to meet