In Brief
A bank employee with 20 years of service was retrenched when her position became redundant. The bank offered four alternative positions at identical pay but she refused them and sought enhanced compensation instead. The Supreme Court held she had voluntarily abandoned her employment by rejecting suitable alternatives. The court affirmed that the bank complied with statutory compensation requirements under the Industrial Disputes Act and that the substantial amounts already paid to her—far exceeding her legal entitlements—constituted a final settlement. The appeals were dismissed, treating all prior payments as full discharge of her claims.
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