Appellant appealed to this Court against his dismissal from employment by Respondent. The appeal is provided for by the Public Service Regulations S.I. 01/2000 in its section 51 (1) a&b. Respondent opposed the appeal.
The grounds of appeal were nine-fold. However some of the grounds raise reviewable issues which cannot be dealt with in this appeal. The remaining grounds of appeal basically challenge the main finding by the disciplinary authority that appellant committed the act of misconduct as charged. The charge laid by the respondent’s letter dated 20th May 2020 was “ Improper and Incompetent performance of duties.” More
This is an application for quantification. The Applicant has given it the title “Quantification for arrear salaries, Benefits and damages in lieu of Reinstatement”. More
This is an application for condonation of late filing of an appeal against an arbitral award. Applicant’s manager states in the founding affidavit that the award was handed down on 9 November 2015 but was not received by the applicant until 6 May 2016. He further states that an accountant had misplaced the award and only confessed at the beginning of May 2016. Applicant’s manager avers that there are good prospects of success and that the delay that will be occasioned by this application is minimal but necessary regard being had to the importance of the case. More
The appellant is a teacher who at the time of dispute was based at Diggleford Primary School. Following allegations of misconduct that he solicited for a bribe and conducted extra lessons he was charged for misconduct. He was found liable on the second charge that he conducted extra lessons and not liable on the first charge. A penalty of $200, a transfer to Mudzi District and a reprimand was imposed.
The appellant appealed against the penalty.
According to the appellant the penalty was excessive considering the gravity of the offence and the circumstance it was committed. More
