This is an application for stay of execution of an arbitral award handed down by Honourable N.K. Nhimba on 14 August 2013. The award nullified the short time work implemented by the applicant from 1 September 2011 to May 2013. The award also ordered payment of amounts owed to the respondents as a result of reduced salaries paid during implementation of short time work. More
This is an application for condonation of late noting of appeal. Applicant was employed as a Dump Truck Operator by respondent. He was dismissed from employment on 24 March 2014 after having been found guilty of stealing diesel and selling it to a third party. On 26 March 2014 he appealed to the Disciplinary and Grievance Committee. On 2 April 2014 the Disciplinary and Grievance Committee confirmed the dismissal and advised the applicant of his appeal rights to this court. In terms of Rule 15 of S.I. 59/2006 applicant had twenty-one days within which to appeal to this Court. The... More
Appellant was employed as a teacher by the Respondent. Following allegations of misconduct, he was brought before a Disciplinary Committee which found him guilty and recommended his dismissal. Appellant is dissatisfied with the decision and has approached this Court for relief. More
AMBALI vs BATA SHOE COMPANY 1999 (1) ZLR 417 (S)
that a dismissed employee has a duty to mitigate his loss by looking for alternative employment. This duty arises immediately upon dismissal.
It is also an established principle of the law that he who asserts bears the onus of proof. In computation of damages it is the claimant who bears the onus to prove his claim by adducing evidence. More
This is an application for leave to appeal against a decision of this court issued on 10 October 2014. The respondent was employed by the applicant as a site quantity surveyor on 17 February 2012. It is alleged that he stopped going to work in March 2013 only to report for work in June 2013 demanding his salary. The appellant contended that the respondent had repudiated his contract by failing to report for work. On 6 June 2013 the respondent’s contract of employment was terminated. More
