Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
R 385
Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (Act No. 76 of 1998)Chapter 5 : Incapacity and Misconduct17. Serious misconduct |
[Section 17 heading substituted by section 9 of Act No. 53 of 2000]
(1) | An educator must be dismissed if he or she is found guilty of— |
(a) | theft, bribery, fraud or an act of corruption in regard to examinations or promotional reports; |
(b) | committing an act of sexual assault on a learner, student or other employee; |
(c) | having a sexual relationship with a learner of the school where he or she is employed; |
(d) | seriously assaulting, with the intention to cause grievous bodily harm to a learner, student or other employee; |
(e) | illegal possession of an intoxicating, illegal or stupefying substance; or |
(f) | causing a learner or a student to perform any of the acts contemplated in paragraphs (a) to (e). |
(2) | If it is alleged that an educator committed a serious misconduct contemplated in subsection (1), the employer must institute disciplinary proceedings in accordance with the disciplinary code and procedures provided for in Schedule 2. |
[Section 17 substituted by section 10 of Act No. 53 of 2000]