This appeal arises out of the award by an arbitrator made in favour of the respondent.
The facts of this case are common cause. They are as follows. The appellant engaged respondent on a fixed term contract for the period 4 March to 4 August 2015 as a tobacco buyer. Three months into the contract on 7 June 2015 the appellant terminated the contract on the basis that there was no more tobacco to buy. The respondent referred the dispute to a labour officer and subsequently the parties appeared before an arbitrator. More
Respondent was employed by the Appellant as a Security Guard. On 14th October, 2012 he went on to an address in Borrowdale where he was to perform his duties. He alleges that no one opened the gate for him and he decided to return home without notifying his superiors. He was charged and convicted of breaching Clause G of paragraph 4 of the National Employment Code of Conduct, SI 15/2006, habitual and substantial neglect of duty. Respondent had previously in 2010 left the premises he was guarding unattended without notifying his superiors. Respondent did not deny any of the incidences.... More
This is an appeal at the appellant employer’s instance against an arbitration order which ruled that it was supposed to refund the respondent employee $12 000 deducted by ZIMRA from his package.
The background to the matter is that the respondent who was in the appellant’s employment signed an employment contract which provided that the appellant would pay on his behalf all tax obligations incurred by him. At termination of the employment the parties signed yet another agreement which spoke to the fact that the respondent would not be liable to pay tax under the Zimbabwean law.
ZIMRA deducted income... More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award handed down on 17January 2011in which, after finding that the Appellant’s suspension was a nullity the Arbitrator directed that the Appellant be reinstated without loss of salary and benefits from the date of suspension i.e. 8th September 2010. More
