Hoffmann v South African Airways
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Hoffmann v South African Airways is a decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in the area of South African labour law and constitutional law. It concerned employment discrimination on the basis of HIV status and was decided on 28 September 2000.
Hoffmann v South African Airways | |
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Court | Constitutional Court of South Africa |
Full case name | Hoffmann v South African Airways |
Decided | 28 September 2000 (2000-09-28) |
Docket nos. | CCT 17/00 |
Citation(s) | [2000] ZACC 17; 2001 (1) SA 1; 2000 (11) BCLR 1211 ; [2000] 12 BLLR 1365 (CC) |
Case history | |
Appealed from | Hoffmann v South African Airways 2000 2 SA 628 (W) in the High Court of South Africa, Witwatersrand Local Division |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Chaskalson P, Langa DP, Ackermann J, Goldstone J, Kriegler J, Mokgoro J, Ngcobo J, O’Regan J, Sachs J, Yacoob J and Madlanga AJ |
Case opinions | |
Decision by | Ngcobo J (unanimous) |
In a unanimous judgment written by Sandile Ngcobo, the Constitutional Court found that South African Airways had violated the Constitution in refusing employment to the applicant on the grounds that he was HIV-positive. Such a practice constituted unfair discrimination and violated the applicant's constitutional right to equality. In an unusual step, the court ordered South African Airways to employ the applicant.