Good evening. I have been working for 7 days at this company. I produced my driver's license which expired end of December 2020. This has now been extended to March 2022 as per the national road act. They called me in this afternoon to say I was dishonest as I do not have a licence and I cannot work there. I said I do just expired and have until March 2022 to renew. I even asked if they could give me abit of time to renew it as I've been unemployed for quite some time and no funds to renew. They said no and there's going to be big penalties for me to pay on my driver's license. This is untrue as we have until next year to renew. Can they dismiss me for this. Thank you for your time. 

Hi there,

I see that you haven't made a payment for the question, but I'm going to assist you a little. If you want to ask a follow-up question, please make the required payment, even if it is R150 or R200.

In my opinion, you have not been dishonest. If you haven't, then they can't just dismiss you like that. They need to prove that you were dishonest, and they need to give you a hearing, and then they need to decide on a penalty. They can't just fire you. 

I think that you should tell them this, and then tell them that you are willing to refer the dispute to the CCMA if they won't change their mind. 

Att. Patrick 

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