LGSC: Former Employees Begin Receiving Their Termination Letters

The first termination letters began to be distributed this Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of a judicial review requested by 575 former employees of the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC).

These employees were initially dismissed on May 16 of last year, after only a few months of service. They are now facing another setback with the official confirmation of their contract termination. In total, 575 individuals are now unemployed.

While the decision did not surprise those affected, it follows the Supreme Court's ruling, which found the hiring process to be illegal from the outset. The Court concluded that the termination of contracts did not constitute an illegal dismissal under the law.

For their part, the former employees argue that they were hired through a process they considered regular and compliant with existing regulations. The complainants, assigned to various municipalities and district councils across the country, had taken legal action to contest the LGSC's decision.

The distribution of the affected employees is as follows: 245 at the Flacq district council, 150 at the Pamplemousses council, 67 at Rivière-du-Rempart, 160 at the Savanne district council, and 190 at Grand-Port.

It is worth noting that the LGSC had issued a call for applications in 2023 for manual positions within local authorities. Following this process, several hundred candidates were recruited in September 2024 and assigned to different positions.

For many, this represented a stable employment opportunity in the local public sector. However, this prospect has proven to be short-lived.

This case once again highlights the severe consequences of administrative decisions made in a sensitive context, particularly during an election campaign.