Labour Court rejects R45m claim against bank

A FORMER employee of Nedbank instituted a R45 million damages claim against the bank and Sun City, after a video of him allegedly being unruly during a golfing championship event was circulated.

- ZELDA VENTER

Erwin Meth also turned to the Johannesburg Labour Court to have a mutual separation agreement (MSA) between him and the bank overturned, as he claimed he had signed the agreement under duress.

Nedbank and Sun International, as the owners of Sun City, objected to the statements made in his summons against them, as they argued it was vague and lacked essential allegations of any wrongdoing on their behalf.

The labour court, in ruling in favour of the bank and Sun City, noted that Meth’s lawyer drafted his application poorly. This means that he will either have to abandon the claim or have to go back to the drawing board if he wants to proceed with his claim, as the court had set the claim aside.