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• KFC fires man over non-halaal lunch

The Star reported that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) had ruled that Jabulani Cele should return to work.  

Colefax Trading and Yum Restaurants were ordered to allow him to resume his job by Monday afternoon.

The companies, which own KFC, follow Islamic rules.

Cele was reportedly fired for breaching policy by bringing non-halaal food to work.

The CCMA ruled that Cele receive about R5,200 for the two months he was off work.

The newspaper reported that Cele received a final written warning in March because he persisted in bringing uphuthu (maize porridge) and beans curry to work.

The Empangeni branch of KFC provided employees with two chicken pieces a day, but Cele said he did not enjoy chicken and had the right to eat his own food at work.

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Aug 13, 2012

LostGuy

Religious tolerance its a foreign word to the Muslim community they think their religion is better than others..
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Aug 13, 2012

Mellow

The Empangeni branch of KFC provided employees with two chicken pieces a day, but Cele said he did not enjoy chicken and had the right to eat his own food at work
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And it makes fatty KFC halaal how exactly?! He is right he cant be forced to eat that crap rather pap and chakalaka struus it sounds so halaal it fits in they are crazy thank goodness your job is safe
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Aug 13, 2012

Shredder

@LostGuy - Religious tolerance its a foreign word to the Muslim community they think their religion is better than others..
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Sometimes I do think like that too. Shuuu!! And they are mushrooming like nobody's business in the townships.
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Aug 13, 2012

Kaylae

good that he has been reinstated continue boss eating your non-halaal
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Aug 13, 2012

Dzel

Well done CCMA for clarifying the obvious.

In their reply to me KFC said his dismissal was according to Labour Relations Act but of course this is rubbish and the CCMA has just validated this.

We need to stand up to abuse, those of us not directly affected need to start ad-hoc lobby groups and pressure companies that do not respect our labour laws to conform. KFC makes the bulk of its profits from black customers, it is about time they feel our collective power.

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Aug 13, 2012

Di-Anne

Hence they employ people like that poor guy to work for them, since you work under their roof then you must eat halaal jeeerrrr crap. You have a right to eat whateva u feel like boss papa ka mogodu
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Aug 13, 2012

Keafixa

this means KFC employees earn R2600 per month........this is serious underpayment.
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Aug 13, 2012

Shredder

@Keafixa - Count your blessings
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Aug 13, 2012

Chichi7

Muslims need to start learning to respect other religions other than them thinking that they are holier than thou.
Why must someone eat your food when you do not eat theirs? Why must you think you are clean when others are not clean in your eyes?
That is just taking the love of God out of context and yet they are trigger happy 24/7
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Aug 13, 2012

Mzabalazo

Religion, aag man! I wonder what is really important, to keep Ramadan or not to be a pedophile, as we speak in many Arab countries old people are marrying under age girls, because the old prophet Mohammad married a 9 year old girl. I wonder did Allah not see that what this old man was doing was unspeakable.
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