The present appeal was noted against an arbitral award handed down on 8 August, 2013.
The appellant was employed by the respondent. She was engaged on the 1 June 2007 on the basis of a fixed five year contract which was renewable annually. The contract was due to terminate in December, 2012. In 2008 however due to economic and financial constraints the respondent decided to vary the employment contract from five year contract to a short term contract i.e one year fixed term which was renewable at respondent instance. More
At the onset of oral argument in this Court, respondent raised two (2) points in limine which appellant opposed. The points shall be dealt with ad seriatim.
A. That the appeal is fatally defective for want of valid grounds of appeal:
B. That the relief sought is incompetent More
Appellant worked for Respondent as a Claims Assessor based in Harare. She was charged with misconduct. A hearing was held. By letter dated 11th May 2016 Respondent convicted her and then terminated her employment. She appealed against the outcome. On 27th May 2016 Respondent’s Appeals Authority dismissed the appeal. She then appealed to this Court against the Authority’s decision. More
This is an application for review in the matter between Pianos Mubaiwa (employee) and BOC Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd. (former employer).
The following are the relevant background facts to the matter. The Applicant was employed by the 1st Respondent from 2002 until 2021 when he was dismissed. He was at the time of his dismissal occupying the position of a Distribution Officer. More
Appellant was charged with and found guilty of conduct inconsistent with the fulfilment of the express or implied conditions of service. The facts that gave rise to this charge were that, Appellant failed to supervise his subordinates resulting in two of his subordinates defrauding the Respondent. He failed to supervise the updating of the Fund’s cash books and reconciliation of all bank statements on a monthly basis. He also failed to ensure compliance with set control procedures. More
