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On 22 July 2015 this Court granted an order in which it allowed respondent’s appeal in accordance with Rule 22 of the Labour Court Rules 2006, (Statutory Instrument 59 of 2006). Applicant has applied for rescission of that judgment. Respondent has raised a point in limine stating that appellant is disabled from making such application due to the nature of the judgment granted. Mr Gama submitted that when the parties appeared before the Court, applicant’s Counsel applied to the Court for condonation for late filing of the Response and the Court did not grant the application and proceeded to deal... More

The Applicant is Zimbabwe Power Company a registered company in terms of the laws of this country. The Respondents are employees of the Applicant employed in various capacities, and based at Kariba where they occupied houses belonging to the Appellant. They are in these proceedings represented by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions. It is common cause that the Respondents were in 2001 offered the right to purchase from the Appellant (who was previously known as Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority) the houses which they were occupying. More

This is an appeal against the decision filed in terms of section 128 (1) of the Labour Act, (Chapter 28:01) as amended by Act 11 of 2023. The sole ground of appeal is couched as follows: “The Labour Officer erred in allowing claims for outstanding salaries for the 2nd Respondent on the strength of a bank statement which had some pages missing. In any event, the bank statement attached showed that 2nd Respondent was owed only $ 1 200- 00.” More

This is an appeal against an order by an arbitrator. The arbitrator ordered that the respondent be reinstated without loss of salary and benefits. The background to the case is largely common cause. The respondent was employed as a revenue specialist by the appellant. Following alleged misconduct, the respondent together with three other employees were suspended from employment pending investigations. He together with the other employee’s were subsequently charged in terms of the appellant’s Code of Conduct. It was alleged that the employees including the respondent valued motor vehicles without authority and that he used an incorrect procedure in valuing... More

Before me is an application for condonation of late noting of an appeal. On 3 June 2013 the respondents obtained an arbitral award in their favour. The applicant lodged an appeal against that award on 10 June 2013 in case number LC/H.412/13. That appeal was struck off the roll on the basis that the applicant had irregularly cited respondents as Chenayi Nyaguse and “12 Ors”. Consequently the appeal was defective. That judgment was handed down on 14 March 2014. More