This is an appeal against an appeal of the National Employment Council for the Commercial Sectors dated 5 February 2014. The Negotiating Committee in its findings stated that
“From the above observations a decision was made that the appellant indeed unlawfully took the US$30.00 belonging to the respondent with the intention to permanently deprive the company the use of such property. On those grounds the Negotiating Committee upheld the decision of the Mashonaland Local Joint Committee and dismissed the employee’s appeal.” More
This is an appeal by the employee against the decision of the employer finding him guilty and imposing a penalty of dismissal. The appellant raised a point in limine to the effect that the respondent had not responded by use of Form LC2 as required by the Rules of the court. Further there was no affidavit attached as required as per Form LC2. The appellant called for the response to be expunged and the matter to proceed unopposed. More
This case has become one of preliminary points. After disposing of the appellant’s preliminary points the respondent came up with its own preliminary point that was not in the notice of response nor in the heads of argument. As a point of law it could not be resisted. The point in law is that the grounds of appeal are new grounds, that they are therefore not permitted. More
This is an application for review, brought in terms of rule 20(1) of the Labour Court Rules, 2017 (Hereinafter the Rules). The following background facts provide the context for this application. More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award per Honourable Chitsa, which award was made in favour of Respondent through a dismissal of Appellant’s claim of constructive dismissal for lack of merit. The Arbitrator instead found that the Appellant having personally resigned was entitled to be paid her terminal benefits. It is necessary to set out the brief background. More
