The matter was placed before me as an appeal against a determination by the Health Services board handed down on 31st January, 2012.
The material background facts are that the appellant was employed by the respondent as a painter based in the Engineering Division at Parirenyatwa Hospital. On the 23rd of May 2011 he was apprehended by plain clothes security guards whilst in possession of 41 iron bars which belonged to the Hospital. He had been observed earlier by the same plain clothes security guards dropping part of the loot near the corner of Leopold Takawira and Cork Road. He... More
This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision of this court that was handed down on 20 February 2015. This court in its judgment dismissed the appeal and upheld the arbitral award by honourable arbitrator Nhimba. More
This is an appeal against the decision of respondent’s Disciplinary Authority which found appellants guilty of fraud and forgery in terms of paragraphs 3,8,13 and 24 of the First Schedule of the Public Service Regulations. Appellants were discharged from service with effect from the 24th May 2013.
The facts giving rise to the charges are allegations that sometime in December 2012, the two appellants and a Mr.Chinhamhora connived with a Mr.JonathMachinga, a legal clerk at Machinga and Associates Law Firm to fraudulently transfer property from Mr. Wilson Gwatiringa to Netombo Bethel Family Trust. It is further alleged that they forged... More
This is an application for the confirmation of a ruling by a labour officer in terms of section 93 (5) of the Labour Act as amended. The facts giving rise to this application are that the 2nd respondent (“the employee”) approached a labour officer after conciliation had failed in a matter where she claimed that the first respondent (the employer) had terminated her employment irregularly on notice. After hearing both parties on the matter the applicant (labour officer) ruled that indeed the employee’s employment had been terminated irregularly. In the result she ordered that the employee be reinstated to her... More
