Dismissal by employer of witness
174 Dismissal by employer of witness
An employer who dismisses an employee from employment, or prejudices an employee in employment, for or on account of the employee having appeared as a witness before the Commission or Parliamentary Inspector, or for or on account of the employee having given evidence before the Commission or Parliamentary Inspector, is guilty of a crime.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of $100 000.
In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) it lies upon the employer to prove that the employee shown to have been dismissed or prejudiced was dismissed or prejudiced for a reason other than a reason mentioned in that subsection.
[Section 174 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 22.]
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