I-Vermont Sales (Pty) Ltd (“Vermont”), umthengisi wamathuluzi kagesi kanye nezinsiza zikagesi angenisiwe, uvumile ukukhokha inhlawulo yokuphatha engu-R900 000 ukuze kuxazululwe icala elihilela ukugcinwa kwenani elincane lentengo yokudayisa kabusha.

Ukugcinwa kwentengo encane yokuthengisa kabusha kuwuhlobo lokulungisa amanani. Lo mkhuba uvame ukwenzeka lapho umphakeli ephoqelela abasabalalisi bakhe inani lapho izimpahla zakhe zizodayiswa kabusha futhi abasabalalisi banxeshezelwa ukuba bathobele le ntengo encane ngenxa yobuhlungu benhlawulo yokungathobeli.

Isijeziso sokuphatha siyingxenye yemibandela yesivumelwano semvume esiqinisekiswe njengomyalo weNkundla Yokuncintisana (“Tribunal”). Nakuba i-Vermont ingasivumi isibopho maqondana nokuziphatha njengoba kushiwo yiKhomishana Yokuncintisana (“Ikhomishana”), ivumelana nale migomo elandelayo, phakathi kokunye, njengengxenye yesivumelwano semvume:

  • Ukuyeka ukuziphatha ngokuphambene nesigaba sesi-5(2) soMthetho Wokuncintisana;
  • Ukusungula, ukusebenzisa nokuqapha uhlelo lokuthobela umthetho wokuncintisana oluhlanganisa ukubusa kwebhizinisi olwenzelwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abekho abasebenzi bayo, abaphathi, abaqondisi kanye nama-ejenti abamba iqhaza kunoma yimiphi imisebenzi yezohwebo eNingizimu Afrika ohlanganyela ekwephuleni kwesikhathi esizayo koMthetho Wokuncintisana. Ikakhulukazi, uhlelo lokuthobelana luzobandakanya lokhu okulandelayo:
    • Inqubomgomo yokuncintisana ezobhalwa futhi isetshenziswe yi-Vermont;
    • Ukuqeqeshwa okuqondile ezicini zomthetho wokuncintisana ikakhulukazi okuhlobene nomkhuba ovinjelwe wokugcinwa kwenani elincane lokuthengisa kabusha, ukuqeqeshwa osekuqalile kakade; futhi
    • Qinisekisa ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa okunjalo kuzotholakala kubo bonke abasebenzi abasha abajoyina i-Vermont. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Vermont izobuyekeza lolu qeqesho minyaka yonke ukuze iqinisekise ngokuqhubekayo ukuthi yona kanye namalungu ayo abakwazi ukuzibandakanya kunoma yimiphi imisebenzi emelene nokuncintisana.
Ingemuva

Ngo-2023, i-Integrity Tools (Pty) Ltd (“Integrity Tools”) yafaka isikhalazo kuKhomishini. Yasola ukuthi iVermont inomgomo wokuhweba owawudinga ukuthi abathengisi abangenawo amandla emikhiqizo ye-Festool bangayikhangisi imikhiqizo ye-Festool ngesaphulelo senani lohlu olunconyiwe. I-Integrity Tools kamuva yasihoxisa isikhalazo sayo.

IKhomishana iqale uphenyo nge-Vermont ngezinsolo zokuzibandakanya ekulungiseni inani elincane lokudayiswa kabusha. Uphenyo lweKhomishana lwaluhlanganisa nezinsolo zokuthi i-Vermont idinga ukuthi abathengisi banikeze amakhasimende isaphulelo esiphezulu esingu-15% mayelana nemikhiqizo ye-Festool. Ngesikhathi sophenyo, iVermont yakhuluma neKhomishini ngenhloso yokuxazulula lolu daba ngokuthula. Izinhlangothi zivumelene ukululungisa udaba ngesivumelwano sokuvuma.

Kukhishwe ngu:

Gillian de Gouveia, Umphathi Wezokuxhumana

Egameni leCompetition Tribunal yaseNingizimu Afrika

Iseli: +27 (0) 82 410 1195

I-imeyili: GillianD@comptrib.co.za

Twitter: @comptrib

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