In March 2009 parties in this matter appeared before the Labour Court in an application for quantification of damages due to the applicant for unlawful dismissal.
The court issued an order whose relevant portion reads:
1. The respondent asked for the matter to be withdrawn from the roll as they are negotiating a possible settlement.
2. Should either party wish to resuscitate this application they can do so by writing to the Registrar. More
This matter was set down for hearing on 14 November 2013. At the commencement of the hearing Applicant’s legal practitioner made an application for postponement of the matter. The basis for her application was that she was not the one dealing with the matter and had been instructed to seek a postponement. One Chiwashira from the same law firm was dealing with the matter and was ill. She tendered a medical certificate from Doctor L.T. Matanhike which indicated that Fungai Chiwashira had been granted off duty from 13 November 2013 to 14 November 2013. More
The Appellant was employed by the Respondent as a Senior School Teacher. On the 2nd of March, 2009 he was suspended on allegations of having an act of misconduct viz paragraph 4 “Improper threatening and discourteous behavior including sexual harassment during course of duty.” The allegations were that he had requested a Sandra Maranike, a Form 6 student at the school to carry commerce exercise books and accompany him to his house. When they got to the house he allegedly detained Sandra by locking the dining room door and pocketing the keys. He had then dragged Sandra into his bedroom,... More
This is an appeal against the decision of the designated agent who found that appellant was guilty of habitual neglect of his duties and penalised him with dismissal.
Facts of the matter are that appellant was accused of habitual neglect of duty where it was said that he was in the habit of taking sick time off and upon expiration of the sick leave he would not come back to work thus prejudicing the operations of the respondent where the appellant’s duties involved team work with a colleague who would end up working alone in appellant’s absence to the detriment... More
Appellant worked for Respondent as an Administration Assistant based in Harare. On 25th October 2005 he was charged with misconduct. A hearing was held. He was found guilty and penalised with dismissal. He appealed against the outcome. Respondent’s Appeals Committee dismissed the appeal. He then appealed to this Court against the decision of the Appeals Committee. More
