2011

1. South African Labour Court affirms rights of HIV + workers citing Recommendation No. 200

   18 February 2011

   On 16 February 2011, in the case of Gary Shane Allpass v. Mooikloof Estates (Pty) Ltd, (Case No. JS178/09), the Johannesburg Labour Court awarded the complainant compensatory damages for unfair dismissal and discrimination on the grounds of his HIV status.

2. Johannesburg Labour Court Judgment of 16 February 2011(Case No. JS178/09)

   16 February 2011

2010

1. Christine Ehlers v. Bohler Uddeholm Africa (PTY) Ltd

   01 January 2010

   The applicant alleged that her employer terminated her employment on the basis of her gender identity.

2. Kylie v. CCMA & Others

   01 January 2010

   The appellant, a sex worker, alleged that she had been unfairly terminated from her employment in a massage parlour.

2009

1. Quinton Atkins v. Datacentrix (PTY) Ltd

   01 January 2009

   The applicant alleged that he had been subjected to unfair discrimination due to his gender identity. He claimed that the respondent employer had unfairly terminated his employment once the applicant had informed the employer of his intention to undergo a gender-reassignment process (sex change) from male to female.

2002

1. Minister of Health and Others v. Treatment Action Campaign and Others

   01 March 2002

   The appellants, the Government of South Africa, applied for leave to file an urgent appeal against an interim order of execution from the High Court in Pretoria, ordering the government to make the drug Nevirapine available to mothers and their new-borns in certain public health facilities.