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Dismissal Letter & Certificate of Service

Dismissal letter plus certificate of service — the written termination notice required by s.37(4) BCEA and the certificate of service required on any termination by s.42 BCEA.

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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HR & staff
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EN
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1

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DISMISSAL LETTER AND CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

PART A — LETTER OF DISMISSAL

To: , From:

This letter confirms the termination of your employment, following a disciplinary hearing (or, for operational requirements, a consultation process), as required in writing by s.37(4) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 ("BCEA").

1. GROUND FOR DISMISSAL 1.1. Ground: .

2. REFERENCE TO HEARING / PROCESS 2.1.

3. LAST WORKING DAY AND NOTICE 3.1. Your last working day is . 3.2. Notice: . Where payment is made in lieu of notice, the amount is .

4. FINAL PAYMENTS 4.1. Payment for accrued but untaken annual leave: . 4.2. You will also be issued with a UI-19 form to enable you to claim from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), if applicable.

5. RIGHT TO REFER A DISPUTE 5.1. 5.2. If you believe this dismissal is unfair, you may refer a dispute to the CCMA (or, if a bargaining council has jurisdiction, to that council) within 30 days of the date of dismissal.

⚠️ Where the Employee cannot read, this letter must also be explained to them orally, as required by s.37(5) BCEA. Dismissal without notice ("summary dismissal") is lawful only for serious misconduct, following a fair hearing.

Issued by: ______________ on behalf of

PART B — CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (Section 42, BCEA — issued on termination of employment for ANY reason, including resignation)

This is to certify that: Employee: Employer: Job title / description of work: Period of employment: from to Remuneration at date of termination:

The reason for termination is stated on this certificate only where the Employee has requested that it be included; it is otherwise omitted.

SIGNATURES Employer representative ______________ / on behalf of / Date: ______________

This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. Employment, consumer-protection, data protection, and food-safety law in South Africa is detailed and fact-specific (BCEA, LRA, POPIA, PAIA, CPA, ECTA, R638) — have this document reviewed and adapted by a labour/commercial lawyer, and where relevant checked against current CCMA and Information Regulator guidance, before use.

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