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The applicant was employed by the respondent as a manager at its Kariba Branch. Sometime in October 2014 he was asked to sign a ‘Company Document and New Buying Policy’ ( the document). He refused to sign the said document .As a result of his refusal to sign the document he was charged with willful disobedience to a lawful order in violation of provisions of S4(b) of the Labour ( National Employment Code of Conduct ) Regulations , Statutory Instrument 15 of 2006.Disciplinary proceedings were conducted against him. He was convicted and was penalized with dismissal. Aggrieved by the decision... More

The applicant was employed by the respondent as the City Architect, for the city of Harare. As part of his duties there were at least twelve projects which required his expertise, supervision and leadership. Targets were set following agreement between him and his superior .The targets were not met. This resulted in him facing disciplinary proceedings.At the conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings he was dismissed from the respondent’s employ on 3 July 2019 for ‘gross incompetency or inefficiency in the performance of his work’ in violation of s4(f) of the Labour (National Employment Code of Conduct) , Statutory Instrument 15... More

This is an appeal against the decision of the Negotiating Committee Appeals board for the Commercial Sectors of Zimbabwe (“N.E.C.”), where it confirmed the dismissal of the Appellant by the Respondent Company. Facts of the case are that, the Appellant who was in the Respondent’s employ at the time of the alleged misconduct was brought before the Designated Agent on allegations of having stolen some cellphone lines which were being used by the Respondent Company for promotional purposes. He is said to have admitted his infraction before the designated agent. As a result of that admission he was found guilty... More

Appellant was employed by the Respondent as a Mortuary Assistant. He is alleged to have received money and application forms from one Mrs. Mtandwa. These forms were for Mrs. Mtandwa’s relative who wanted to secure a vacancy as a student nurse. Appellant is alleged to have given the application forms and $200,00 to Mrs. Mokina for processing. Matters came to a head when this vacancy did not materialize and Mrs. Mtandwa made a report to the police. Appellant was brought before a Disciplinary Committee which recommended his dismissal. Appellant appealed to the Health Services Board which confirmed his dismissal. Appellant... More

This is an appeal against a determination of the disciplinary authority/hearing officer of the respondent. The appellant was employed by the respondent and was responsible for the weighbridge when it was alleged that he had been collecting money from weighbridge customers and had converted some of the money to his own use on 30 July 2014. He was then charged in terms of section 4 (a) and (d) of Statutory Instrument 15 of 2006 being “any act of conduct or omission inconsistent with the fulfilment of the express or implied conditions of his contract” and “theft or fraud” respectively More