This is an application for leave to appeal to Supreme Court. The appeal is against the court’s judgment that was handed down on the 14th of February 2014.
The Applicant’s grounds of this application are that:
(i) The court erred in ordering that Respondent be awarded damages in lieu of reinstatement in United States Dollars when he had suffered loss in the Zimbabwean Dollar currency.
(ii) The court did not implement its findings to the effect that Respondent did not mitigate his loss by seeking alternative employment.
(iii) The Applicant has good prospects of success on appeal. More
This is an appeal against an Arbitral Award granted by Honourable T.S. Makamure on 26th September, 2013. In terms of the award, Appellant was ordered to pay Respondent an acting allowance for the period Respondent held the post of Acting Chief Technician.
On the date of hearing, Respondent was in default despite having been duly served. The hearing proceeded on the merits in terms of Rule 30(a) of the Labour Court Rules, Statutory Instrument 59 of 2006.
At the conclusion of the hearing, I allowed the appeal and indicated that my reasons will follow. These are they.
The facts of... More
This is an appeal against the arbitral award by Hon H Nyamupachitu which was handed down on the 29th of October 2012. In this award the Appellant was ordered to pay a total sum of $120 451.46 within 14 days of signing the arbitral award. More
This is an appeal and cross appeal against the quantum of damages in lieu of reinstatement awarded to the Respondent (Jonathan) by the Arbitrator.
The salient facts are as follows, Jonathan was employed by the Appellant (UDCORP) as a Manager in the Department of Development and Technical Services. He was charged and dismissed on charges of misconduct. He referred the matter to a Labour Officer for conciliation which failed. The matter was thereafter referred for compulsory arbitration. The Arbitrator made a finding that Jonathan had been unfairly dismissed More
