The Constitutional Court has ruled Vodacom acted wrongfully when it refused to compensate former employee Kenneth Nkosana Makate for the service.
He claimed that the ‘please call me service’ was based on his idea and he is entitled to payment.
Makate took the cellphone giant to court in 2008.
Justice Chris Jafta says the decision taken by the mobile network service provider not to compensate Makate for his ‘please call me’ concept is unfortunate and unethical.
“Having admitted that it had used Mr Makate’s idea to develop the ‘please call me’ service, it was not ethical for Vodacom to refuse to compensate him.”
Justice Chris Jafta says the decision taken by the mobile network service provider not to compensate Makate for his ‘please call me’ concept is unfortunate and unethical.
“Having admitted that it had used Mr Makate’s idea to develop the ‘please call me’ service, it was not ethical for Vodacom to refuse to compensate him.”
