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On the 6th November, 2013 Arbitrator Dangarembizi issued the following award: “That the dismissal of the claimant is unlawful and is set aside and the Respondent is hereby ordered to pay damages in United States Dollars for unlawful dismissal, the quantum of which is to be agreed by the parties granting the order, failure of which either party may apply to this Tribunal for quantification More

This is an appeal against the determination of the Designated Agent for the National Employment Council for the Mining Industry, issued on 16 March 2021. The determination dismissed the appellant’s claims relating to unfair dismissal, notice pay, overtime allowance, underground allowance, night shift allowance, cellphone and airtime allowance. The brief facts of the matter are that the appellant was employed by the respondent as a Shift Boss. He was so employed on the basis of fixed term contracts of employment, from August 2016 to August 2018. The Designated Agent found that the appellant’s fixed term contracts ran their full course,... More

Appellant was employed by respondent in 2009 on monthly fixed term contracts. It is appellant’s allegation that in July 2011 respondent employed up to sixty employees who were on fixed term contracts, as permanent employees. Appellant was not one of the sixty. From that time to 13th March 2013 appellant did not sign any fixed term contract and neither was he placed on a contract without limit of time. Respondent alleges that the last fixed term contract expired on the 13th March 2013. When his contract of employment was not renewed, appellant made a complaint of unfair dismissal at the... More

At the close of submissions I dismissed the application stating that the reasons would follow. The following are the reasons. Applicant was employed by Respondent and was charged with contravening section 3.2.4 (c) of Respondent’s Group Employment Code of Conduct. Applicant is alleged to have grossly failed to manage the stocks of explosives in terms of the safety procedures. The Hearing Committee recommended his dismissal. Applicant appealed to the Disciplinary and Grievance Committee which upheld the dismissal. Applicant’s Counsel thereafter appealed to the National Employment Council (NEC) which was in fact the wrong forum. The Applicant has finally approached this... More

Appellant was employed by the Respondent as waiter. He was engaged for eight (8) days and was allegedly dismissed. The matter finally landed in arbitration. An initial arbitration award was set aside by Justice KUDYA. In the second arbitration, the Arbitrator found in favour of Appellant. Appellant is not satisfied with this award and appealed to this Court. More