This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court (the court a quo) handed down on 4 June 2021 wherein the court upheld the appellant’s dismissal from employment by the respondent on the basis that he had engaged in misconduct which was contrary to the express and implied terms of his contract of employment. More
1. This appeal arises from the judgment of the High Court in whichthe court a quoordered the appellant to pay the respondent the sum of US$89 000 with interest at the prescribed rate calculated from 11 December 2012 to the date of full payment. More
This is an opposed urgent chamber application for interlocutory relief pending the disposition of the appeal in SC 269/21, in terms of r 39 (1) as read with r 73 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 as further read with r 244 of the High Court Rules, 1971. The appeal goes to the root of proceedings pending before the first respondent, a Regional Magistrate. In short the applicants are seeking an order staying proceedings before the first respondent, pending finalisation of the appeal under SC 269/21. On 10 November 2021, I gave an order staying the proceedings. The reasons for... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court, Harare, dated 8 October 2021, which ruled that a Designated Agent had the jurisdiction to determine a dispute between the parties, which arose when the appellant retrenched the respondents in terms of s12 of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (‘the Act’). The dispute had already been referred to, but not determined by, the Retrenchment Board. More
MAKARAU JA:- This is a chamber application for condonation for the late filing of an appeal and extension of time within which to note an appeal in terms of r 31(3) of the Supreme Court Rules, 1964. More
