This is an appeal at the instance of the appellant employer against a decision of the arbitrator who set aside the respondent employer’s dismissal penalty in a case where the respondent had been found guilty of conduct inconsistent with the fulfilment of his contract, theft or fraud and wilful disobedience to a lawful order in contravention of the Model Code. More
The employee brought a claim for unlawful termination of employment, unfair treatment upon transfer, victimization, non-payment of termination and underpayments. His claims for unfair treatment upon transfer, victimization, non-payment of overtime, non-payment of terminal benefits and underpayment of wages were dismissed as being without merit. His claim succeeded in relation to unlawful termination. The employee has not cross appealed against the decision of the designated agent. The employer (the appellant) was not happy with the outcome and appealed to this Court. More
On 8th March 2016 at Harare, Arbitrator V Mateko issued an arbitration award. She ordered the appellant to pay the respondent an amount of $500-00 as outstanding salary. The appellant then appealed to this court against the award. The respondent opposed the appeal. The grounds of appeal were rather prolix as the appellant acted pro se. However the first four grounds of appeal basically cover the appellant’s case. More
This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. It follows a judgment in which this court had to determine whether the applicant had been properly found guilty of fraud and the propriety of a dismissal penalty imposed on her following disciplinary proceedings. More
