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
The matter be and is hereby remitted for the court a quo to determine the following issues:
a) Whether damages should be awarded to the respondent for the period March 2009 to March 2019 payable at the rate of 1:1 between the US Dollar and the Zimbabwean dollar or at the prevailing inter-bank rate.
b) The damages and back-pay in lieu of reinstatement taking into account mitigatory factors, if any.
c) Whether the respondent should be paid back-pay for the period 11 October 2012 to 12 March 2018 during which he did not prosecute his appeal. More
Appellant appealed to this Court against his dismissal from employment by Respondent. The appeal was made in terms of Section 92D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01. Respondent opposed the appeal. More
The brief background of this matter is that the appellants were employed by respondent. The 2nd appellant was a Clerk and the 1st appellant was a messenger. They were charged with fraud and alternatively theft by conversion. It was alleged that during the period ranging from the 6th of April 20120 to the 6th of June 2011, the appellants withdrew council monies in the sum of US$63 853.52 without lawful authority and converted the money to own use thereby prejudicing council. Alternatively, they were charged with theft by conversion in that they converted the respondent’s money to own use. They... More
On 19 December 2014 judgment was handed down in favour of applicant. Respondent sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court which application was dismissed on 24 July 2015. On 20 November 2015 applicant filed an application for quantification of damages which is the subject of this judgment. More
