The appellant was employed by the respondent company as a miner surveyor. She was charged with acts of misconduct. Disciplinary proceedings were conducted against her . She found guilty. She was penalized with dismissal. Her appeal internally failed. More
Applicant worked for Respondent as a teacher in Harare. She was dismissed from employment for misconduct. She appealed to respondent’s Appeals Officer who dismissed the appeal on the 16th June 2022. On the 8th July 2022 she appealed to this Court. The matter proceeded under reference LC/H/595/22 until applicant withdrew the appeal on the 17th October 2022. The present application was then filed on the 24th October 2022. Rule 19(1) of the Court’s Rules requires that an appeal should be filed within 21 (twenty-one) days of the impugned order. Therefore, the intended appeal in case is 3 months out of... More
This matter came before me on 8th November 2013 for the Application for Condonation for late noting of appeal. Respondent raised a point in limine in that Applicant had not complied with the Rules of the Court and as a result Applicant should be barred in terms of Rule 19 (1). Respondent further stated that the Court should proceed in terms of Rule 28 (6) (b) as Applicant had not filed Heads of Argument in compliance with the Rules. More
The matter was reserved to enable me to consider whether the respondent who had failed to file a notice of response in terms of the Labour Court rules, 2006, had shown good cause for his failure to file a response.
Initially the respondent had requested the court to postpone the matter to enable then to pursue an application for condonation and up lifting of the bar that was operating against then. The court did not agree that the postponement would serve any useful purpose. The court advised the applicant that the matter would proceed in terms of rule 22 (a)... More
This is an appeal against the decision of the works council appeals committee which upheld appellant’s dismissal following fraud allegations in breach of the respondent’s code of conduct. More
