The facts of the matter are that the respondent went on leave for the whole month of June. His evidence was that he was told by the employer to go on leave and the employer would call him back when they wanted him otherwise he would check with the employer when he came to collect his June salary. He was however charged with absenteeism and was found guilty and dismissed. More
The Court is going to deal with the main appeal and cross appeal.
The brief history of this matter is that the employee was employed by appellant on a fixed term contract. He was engaged on 1st November 2014 and the contract was supposed to terminate on 30 April 2015. However the appellant terminated the contract on 30 January 2015 on notice. Respondent was paid cash in lieu of notice. The respondent approached the Labour officer with a case of unfair dismissal and non-payment of cash in lieu of overtime. More
The respondent was employed as a clerk by the appellant. In or around 2005 to 2006 the respondent was charged by the appellant for failure to obey a lawful instruction in that the appellant had been transferred from Penhalonga to Mutasa Rural District Council but had not reported for duty. This led to her dismissal. Aggrieved by the dismissal, the respondent approached a labour officer for conciliation. More
