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The appellant was dismissed from the respondent’s employ following disciplinary proceedings. The initial hearing acquitted her of wrong doing. The employer was aggrieved by the outcome. It appeared internally and the appeal was successful. This led to her being convicted. She was penalized with dismissal. She was aggrieved by that outcome and appeals to this court on the following grounds. “1. The finding that appellant used a voucher which did not indicate how payment was done, arrival and departure times, what room was booked into was wrong. … 2. The finding by the appeals committee was wrong in that it... More

This is an appeal against an arbitral award. The respondent, in his claim before the arbitrator wanted a determination on whether or not he was owed arrear salaries, and if so, the quantum thereof and the appropriate remedy. The appellant denied having ever employed the respondent, whose relationship with it was said to be of an independent contractor. More

This is an appeal against the decision of an Arbitrator who found that the Respondents were dismissed in a manner which contravened the provisions of Section 12(B)(3) of the Labour Act [Cap 28:01]. More

The applicant was employed by the respondent as an operations manager. Sometime in April 2021, the applicant was arraigned before a disciplinary committee over allegations of misconduct particularly that he had contravened Section 4 of the National Employment Code of Conduct which is; for any act, conduct or omission inconsistent with the fulfillment of the express or implied conditions of the employee’s contract of employment after having demanded books of accounts from one Mellisa Chikara and Sharon Jackson. The applicant was found guilty and subsequently dismissed from employment in May 2021. The applicant then appealed to the Labour Court and... More

This is an appeal against a decision made by a Designated Agent(DA). The following are the grounds of appeal: 1. The arbitrator erred at law in convicting the appellant for fraud when circumstances showed that there was no intention to defraud respondent. 2. The arbitrator erred at law in imposing the maximum penalty of dismissal at first conviction without giving any reasons. The decision was arbitrary and ought to be set aside. 3. The arbitrator did not put into consideration the confirmation letter of employment flouting the labor practice law on appellant’s part as evidence of an employee of Agri-Fresh... More