Vodacom has won a legal battle involving a former employee who was seeking R6.75 billion from the operator.<\/p>\n
Nkosana Makate took Vodacom to court to get compensation for the Please Call Me service which he claims he invented in 2000.<\/p>\n
He said the executive for product development at the time, Philip Geissler, promised in an oral agreement to facilitate remuneration negotiations with the company.<\/p>\n
Makate\u00a0wanted a share of the profits, at least 15% of the revenue, which equated to approximately R6.75 billion, according to reports.<\/p>\n
Vodacom argued that the rights to anything developed or produced by its employees belong to the company.<\/p>\n
Vodacom also said that Geissler did not have the right to promise Makete anything on behalf of Vodacom.<\/p>\n
The High Court in Johannesburg, on Tuesday, dismissed the case with costs, Vodacom said.<\/p>\n
It was reported that Pretoria attorney, Chris Schoeman, through his company, Sterling-Rand, funded Makate’s case.<\/p>\n
The company picks up the legal fees on behalf of plaintiffs and takes a cut of any settlement that may be achieved.<\/p>\n
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