1. This is an appeal against the decision of a labour officer who dismissed the
Appellant’s claim that his contract of employment had been unlawfully
terminated by the school. The appeal was heard on the 8th of November 2023. At the end of the hearing the appeal was dismissed with the court giving an ex
temporae judgment. The Appellant subsequently on the 1st of December 2023 asked for reasons for the decision. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Appeals Committee which found Appellant guilty of negligent loss of company property and negligence. The Appeals Committee upheld the decision of the disciplinary hearing dismissing Appellant from employment.
The brief facts are that Appellant was employed by the Respondent. One of his duties was keeping the keys to the safe and safeguarding the monies deposited therein. On 19 February 2011 Appellant locked the safe and hid the keys in a dust bin. There was an amount of $17 808-00 in the safe. On 21 February 2011 Appellant opened the safe and... More
In this matter an order dismissing the appeal was made. The following are the reasons.
The appellant was dismissed in terms of Statutory Instrument 15/06 for an act/omission inconsistent with express/implied conditions of employment. The dismissal followed allegations that he failed to adequately supervise his subordinates. He also failed to ensure sufficient production of supplies to some of the respondent’s clients for a particular festive season. Such failure led to financial prejudice to the respondent. More
At the onset of oral argument in this Court, the respondents raised a point in limine which appellant opposed. The point was that the appeal to this Court was filed out of time and hence the matter ought to be struck off the roll. A brief background of the matter is apposite.
1. Appellant worked for Respondent as a security guard at S. Mugabe Hospital in Harare.
2. On the 27th September 2021 he was charged with misconduct.
3. A disciplinary hearing was held on the 1st October 2021.
4. By letter dated 4th October 2021 appellant was found guilty... More
This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in terms of section 92 F (2) of the Labour Act (Chapter 28:01) and Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017.
On 17 October 2024, this Court rendered an Ex Tempore Decision in whichApplicant’s matter was struck off the roll for being improperly before the Court. Applicant is dissatisfied with that decision and intends to approach the Supreme Court for relief. I make the observation that despite the Ex Tempore Decision being just a page long, Applicant has filed submissions in a document encompassing some nineteen (19)... More
