Mpumalanga education ordered to appoint teacher after bypassing her as top-ranked candidate
An arbitrator found that the Mpumalanga Education Department unfairly bypassed a teacher after she ranked first for a Departmental Head post at Yedwa Primary School.
In a recent arbitration, the Mpumalanga Education Department has been ordered to appoint Xolile Tsobolo as the Departmental Head at Yedwa Primary School. The order comes after it was found that the department unfairly bypassed Tsobelo, who was ranked first in the interviews and recommended by the school governing body (SGB) for the position.
The department had initially extended a preliminary offer to another candidate, who ultimately did not accept it, leaving the Departmental Head position vacant. The arbitration awarded by Nicholus Sono, an Education Labour Relations Council commissioner, found that the department had failed to provide a reasonable explanation for its deviation from the SGB's recommendation.
Despite the other candidate not accepting the offer, the department's actions were deemed unfair and constituted an unfair labor practice. The department was ordered to appoint Tsobolo as the Departmental Head at Yedwa Primary School starting from October 1.
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