Most of the facts in this case are common cause though the matter has a long history. For the sake of brevity I will detail the facts as follows. Respondents were previously employed by a company styled Mitchell Cotts Travel in Mutare. When that company closed, respondents were then employed by the appellant on new contracts. More
This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. At the onset the respondent employer took 2 points that the application was ill placed. This was on account of the fact that it is referred to using the wrong section of the Labour Act that is 92F(3) instead of S 92 F(2). It is also reasoned by the employee that the intended appeal grounds do not raise points of law. In response to the points the applicant conceded the ill citation and prayed that since it is in the form of typo error it be condoned and... More
This is an appeal against the decision of NEC Disciplinary Committee Motor Industry which was issued on the 27 June 2012. The NEC Disciplinary Committee ordered the appellant to reinstate the respondent without loss of salary and benefits.
The respondent had been charged with wilful disobedience to a lawful order by the employer. It was alleged that on the 23 July 2008 whilst the respondent was on duty he refused to carry out a lawful order that was give to him by the General Manager Operations Mr M Ralphs. It is alleged that in the hearing he admitted that he... More
On 13 November 2015 at the hearing of this application for condonation of the late noting of an appeal by the applicant employer against the respondents employees, parties agreed that judgment be reserved on the basis that it would be written out based on the heads of arguments and other documents filed of record. This therefore is the judgment in that matter. More
