Comments on: CHURCH TO APOLOGISE TO FIRED MUSIC TEACHER https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/09/09/church-to-apologise-to-fired-music-teacher/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 By: Johnny https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/09/09/church-to-apologise-to-fired-music-teacher/#comment-7383 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/09/09/church-to-apologise-to-fired-music-teacher/#comment-7383 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. It frequently astounds me how little gay people know about their rights. The action instituted here is not the strongest or best remedy for a matter like this.

S187 of the Labour Relations Act prohibits termination of employment linked to discrimination on various grounds, including sexual orientation. A matter of this nature is originally referred to the CCMA and will later go to the Labour Court. The remedy would be up to 24 months salary as compensation. This is SIGNIFICANTLY more than what Strydom managed obtain as damages whlst the Labour Court is also much more accessable and quicker than the High Court.

Gays frequently complain that their rights exist only on paper. Newsflash, people: ALL rights exist only on paper, UNTIL YOU GO AND ENFORCE THEM. Therefore, if our rights are being trodden on, it is only because we allow it.

How about a detailed article on Mamba setting out what exactly the rights of gay people are (in the workplace and in society at large) and how one PRACTICALLY enforces such??

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