The appellant appealed against an arbitration award in favour of the respondent. The award found that the appellant unfairly dismissed the respondent from its employ and ordered his re-instatement. The appellant’s argument was that the arbitrator erred and misdirected herself in finding that the respondent had a legitimate expectation of the renewal of his contract with the appellant. The respondent opposed the appeal.
The concept of legitimate expectation was introduced into our labour jurisprudence by section 12B (3) of the Labour Act [Cap 28:01] (hereafter called “the Act”). More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award handed down by the Honourable T.S. Sengure on the 30th of June, 2015.
The material background facts are as follows;
The respondent was employed by the appellant on the basis of a fixed term contract for two years. When the contract of employment terminated upon effluxion of time the respondent referred a claim of an unfair labour practice to the National Employment Council for the Energy Sector. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Respondent’s Appeals Committee, which upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Committee, in terms of which Appellant was found guilty of misconduct and dismissed from employment. More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award made in favour of the Respondent. The Appellant was ordered to reinstate the Respondent with payment of damages in lieu of reinstatement as an alternative. More
