In the matter between

A.P. DANIELS

Applicant

and

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WESTERN CAPE Respondent

ARBITRATION AWARD

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PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS AND REPRESENTATION

The arbitration took place at the offices of the department of Education, 17th floor Golden Acre building Adderley Street Cape Town on 14 June 2011.

The applicant, Ms. P. Daniels (Daniels), was not represented. The respondent, the Department of Education Western Cape (the respondent), was represented by Mr. Mandisi, a labour relations officer.

THE ISSUE IN DISPUTE

Termination of a fixed term contract.

SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENT

Upon Mr. Mandisi advising me that Daniels had informed him that she no longer wished to proceed with the resolution of her dispute through arbitration, I telephoned Daniels to establish for myself what the position was.

Daniels informed me that she had still wanted to proceed with the matter and that she had appointed an attorney whom she thought had requested that the matter be postponed.

I advised Daniels that I had not received any such application for a postponement of the matter.

I informed Daniels of the possibility of the matter being postponed and with that the likelihood of a costs order being made against her for the wasted costs of the day.

Daniels informed me that she would rather withdraw the matter whereupon I informed her that as there would be no possibility of again referring the dispute for resolution to the ELRC I would dismiss the matter.

Daniels still preferred to withdraw the matter and did so in writing which she then telefaxed to me.

As I had informed Daniels I dismissed the matter due to the non attendance of the applicant party.

AWARD

This application for relief in terms of the provisions of the Labour Relationhs Act 66 of 1995 as amended is dismissed.

PANELLIST: L. MARTIN