He had personally handed a copy of the results of his test to the store and acting managers in their offices, and was subsequently sent home. He alleged that he was not given any clear directive as to what to do, but was instead, subjected to victimization when his medical certificates were questioned, and when he was informed of changes to his job description, and further given other tasks to perform. The 1 st respondent’s main contention was that he was aware of his colleague, Mr Philani Mchunu’s health condition and positive COVID-19 test results, as far back as July 20, 2020, and that he had informed management of his contact with him. Upon his test results being known, and after further investigations and contact tracing, a number of employees who had contact with him had to be sent home to self-isolate, amongst them some who had other comorbidities. He was also observed walking on the workshop without a mask.
Of further significance however, was that the 1 st respondent was also a member of the in-house Coronavirus Site Committee, and was responsible for inter alia, putting up posters throughout the workplace, informing all employees what to do and not to do in the event of exposure or even if they suspected that they could have been exposed to COVID-19, and the symptoms they had to look out for.Ī day after he had received his positive COVID-19 results, the 1 st respondent was observed on a video footage at the workplace, hugging a fellow employee who happened to have had a heart operation some five years earlier and had recently experienced post-surgery complications. The applicant had COVID-19 policies, procedures, rules and protocols in place, and all employees had been constantly reminded of those through memorandum and other various means of communications posted at points of entry and also through emails. The case concerned the 1 st respondent and his dismissal from work by the applicant for failure to self-isolate on testing positive for COVID-19. Labour Court of South Africa, JohannesburgĮmployment Law – dismissal – grounds for dismissal –gross misconduct and gross misconduct and gross negligence – where an employee who had tested positive for COVID-19 failed to observe the required COVID-19 guidelines in the workplace and to self-isolate thereby endangering himself, his colleagues and the workplace – whether the dismissal of an employee on account of gross misconduct and gross negligence, related to his failure to follow and/or observe COVID-19 related health and safety protocols put in place at the workplace was fair.Īrbitration – arbitral award – setting aside of an award on grounds of unreasonableness – where an arbitrator failed to apply his mind to the evidence placed before him leading to a disconnectio n the issue of the appropriateness of the sanction and the relief granted – whether an arbitral award could be set aside for unreasonableness where the arbitrator had failed to properly apply his mind to the evidence placed before him. Overall, if you can find it for under $400 and you are a lightweight user, the Bladez Fitness X350 elliptical trainer is an okay choice.Eskort Limited v Stuurman Mogotsi & 2 Others (And above $700-$800, the ellipticals get even better.)īladez, now owned by BH Fitness, doesn’t have much market share for their ellipticals in North America so you have to wonder if that nice 3-year warranty will hold up when you have a problem. If you don’t want to spend a lot, save $150 and go with a Schwinn A40 or a Merit 725 elliptical, but if you want better quality and fewer headaches, you need to step up in price to about $699 to a higher priced Schwinn or perhaps a Horizon machine. If you are taller than 5’7” or 5’8”, you will want a larger, more stable machine.Īt the $499 price point, it is frustrating to find the best value for your money. Another point is that the narrow frame and shorter stride length limits the size of person who can ride this elliptical comfortably. It is probably around 103 to 112 pounds, which means it should not be used regularly by anyone who weighs over 175 pounds. Also, several websites list this product as weighing 235 pounds, which is a misprint.
Just be aware that elliptical trainers under $500 tend to be noticeably wobbly and will disappoint a lot of new buyers. This model is probably a better option than a ProForm Spacesaver or some of the other trainers at this price, including ICON Fitness products.
There are few if any reviews done on the Bladez Fitness X350 since it is not one of the top models at this price range.
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