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 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
