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This is an application for review. The background is that the applicant was employed by the Respondent before charges of non-compliance with established procedures/standing instructions, making false report or giving false statement or evidence, and neglect of duty were levelled against him. More

This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s appeals officer, who upheld the appellant’s dismissal from the respondent’s employment. More

The grounds of appeal were six-fold as follows, “1. The DA erred at law by failing to consider that 1st applicant was not on a fixed contract and he did not confirm that he was on a fixed contract. 2. The DA erred in failing to consider that respondent failed to prove that 1st applicant was on fixed term contract. 3. The DA erred in failing to consider that applicants substantiated their claims of under payment of wages. 4. The DA failed to consider that there is no doctors’ report which stated that 1st applicant was fit to work as... More

On the date of hearing of this appeal, (26th June 2013), both parties’ Legal Practitioners suggested and agreed that I determine the matter on the documents filed of record. This is in terms of Section 89(2)(a)(i) of the Labour Act [CAP 28:01]. This therefore is my judgment. More

Appellant was in the employ of the Respondent. The facts are that he bought some meat products from Respondent’s workplace on the pretext that there was a traditional ceremony he was going to attend when in fact there were for sale. He was subsequently charged under the Employer’s Code of Conduct and dismissed from employment. His dismissal was upheld by the Arbitrator. Appellant is dissatisfied and has approached this Court for relief. More