Rukoro fights suspension
A dispute has been declared at the Office of the Labour Commissioner over the suspension of Vekuii Rukoro as the CEO of Meatco.
This was confirmed yesterday by Rukoro's legal representative, Jefta Tjitemisa, who said that no date had been set for the proceedings.
Tjitemisa said Rukoro would not go ahead with an urgent court application, as he had indicated before.
Rukoro, who was suspended about two weeks ago pending investigations into financial losses at the company, initially threatened the Meatco board of directors with legal action if they did not reinstate him within a certain time.
In a letter to the Meatco board, agriculture minister John Mutorwa and public enterprise minister Leon Jooste, Tjitemisa said an urgent court application would be filed if Rukoro was not reinstated.
In his response Mutorwa advised the board to fairly and impartially complete the investigation into the allegations of misconduct made against Rukoro.
He said once the investigation was completed the board would be in a better and more credible position to take appropriate decisions.
Rukoro has maintained that the suspension was unlawful because the Meatco Act requires a disciplinary hearing before an employee is suspended.
Rukoro believes his suspension stems from a recommendation to appoint a certain Annanias Katjomuise as a Meatco livestock agent. Rukoro claims this issue was investigated by Ernst & Young, who submitted their final forensic report this week.
ELLANIE SMIT
This was confirmed yesterday by Rukoro's legal representative, Jefta Tjitemisa, who said that no date had been set for the proceedings.
Tjitemisa said Rukoro would not go ahead with an urgent court application, as he had indicated before.
Rukoro, who was suspended about two weeks ago pending investigations into financial losses at the company, initially threatened the Meatco board of directors with legal action if they did not reinstate him within a certain time.
In a letter to the Meatco board, agriculture minister John Mutorwa and public enterprise minister Leon Jooste, Tjitemisa said an urgent court application would be filed if Rukoro was not reinstated.
In his response Mutorwa advised the board to fairly and impartially complete the investigation into the allegations of misconduct made against Rukoro.
He said once the investigation was completed the board would be in a better and more credible position to take appropriate decisions.
Rukoro has maintained that the suspension was unlawful because the Meatco Act requires a disciplinary hearing before an employee is suspended.
Rukoro believes his suspension stems from a recommendation to appoint a certain Annanias Katjomuise as a Meatco livestock agent. Rukoro claims this issue was investigated by Ernst & Young, who submitted their final forensic report this week.
ELLANIE SMIT
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