An application for stay of execution of an arbitral award was placed before me. It was not opposed. The referral minute from the Registrar’s Office stated:
“For your consideration is an urgent application for stay of execution in terms of Section (Rule) 34 of the Labour Court Rules S.I. 59/2006 ... no comments have been filed despite proof of service on the respondent.”
The application was therefore treated as an unopposed matter and the relief sought was accordingly granted. More
Appellant who was employed by respondent was dismissed on 2 September 2013 after a disciplinary hearing. The letter of dismissal advised him that if he was aggrieved by the decision of the disciplinary Committee, he may appeal in writing to the Appeals Committee through the Human Resources Office within three working days of receipt of the determination. More
This is an application in terms of Rule 19(3)(a) of the Labour Court Rules, 2006.
The Applicant submitted that in terms of the said Rules of Court the Appellant was supposed to file within 14 days of filing of the notice of response, its heads of argument. It was submitted further that the Respondent filed their notice of response on 15th July 2013 and it was served on the Appellant on the 16th July 2013. The Respondent failed to file its heads as required by the Rules of Court and is thus barred. The appeal in the main matter should... More
The Respondent was employed by Appellant as a Store man. He was suspended on full pay on 24 May, 2011 pending investigations into allegations that he committed various acts of dishonesty. The allegations were that he acted as an accomplice to theft by assisting an employee of a neighboring company to store stolen goods in Appellant’s premises. He was arraigned for an internal disciplinary enquiry on 4 November, 2011. More
This is an application for condonation of the late noting of an appeal to the Labour court. The background to the matter is that the applicants lost their jobs with City of Mutare following disciplinary proceedings into their alleged acts of misconduct. Internal appeals by applicants were unsuccessful. Finally, applicants approached the labour officer with a view to him assessing the correctness or otherwise of the internal processes. During the course of the proceedings before the labour officer it dawned on the applicants, the respondent and the labour officer that the labour officer lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter on... More
