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Appellant appealed to this Court against his dismissal from employment (for misconduct) by Respondent. The appeal is provided for by section 92D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01. Respondent opposed the appeal. More

The appellant in this case was employed by the Great Zimbabwe University as Sports Officer. He was employed on a fixed term basis and assumed duty on 7 January 2013. More

At the hearing of this matter respondent raised a point in limine which is the subject of this judgment. This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s Appeals Committee to uphold the dismissal penalty meted on appellant by the Disciplinary Committee. Appellant was a Boilermaker with the Respondent. He was charged with negligence or responsibility for a wrongful act or omission that causes accidents, injury or death at work. He was accused of failing to make an assessment of the specific risks that could befall him and his assistant when they were using a crane to lift a... More

This matter was referred back to the Labour Court to enable the Court to consider an appropriate penalty. More

This is an appeal against the decision of the Designated Agent who ruled that appellant’s backpay benefits were convertible to local currency at the rate of 1 to 1. The appellant filed the following grounds. 1) The Designated Agent erred in finding that the appellant’s backpay and benefits were convertible to local currency at the rate of 1 to 1 despite the fact that liability only came into existence after the effective date of SI 33/19 2) The Designated Agent erred in not finding that the respondent had made unlawful deductions from the appellant’s backpay and benefits and in not... More