The appellant was employed by the respondent as a branch manager at its Mutare Branch. Through his recommendation an order was made and resulted in the respondent company losing money in excess of two hundred and twenty one thousand United States dollars.
The recommendation turned out to have emanated from a fraudulent deal. The appellant was unaware of the fraudulent nature of the transaction. He was thereafter charged with gross incompetence/inefficiency and was dismissed as a result. His internal appeal failed. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the National Employment Council Industry Grievance and Disciplinary Committee 9”NEC Disciplinary Committee”) handed down on 7 February 2014. In its findings the Disciplinary Committee found that the appellant failed to prove a prima facie case against the Respondent. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the National Employment Council for the Tobacco Industry Grievance and Disciplinary Committee (NEC GDC) to set aside the penalty of dismissal that had been meted on the respondent by the Works Council and substituting it with a Final Written Warning. More
After hearing argument from both parties, I delivered judgment extempore, dismissing the application. This is the full judgement.
Before the court is an application for condonation of late noting of an appeal and late filing of an application for review. More
Respondent was employed as a Distribution Representative by Appellant. He was charged with various counts of misconduct as provided for in the employer’s Code of Conduct. He pleaded guilty to the charges. The Disciplinary Committee recommended his dismissal. Respondent appealed to the Works Council. The Works Council dismissed Respondent’s appeal and he took the matter up with the National Employment Council (NEC) which constituted the Grievance and Disciplinary Committee (GDC) which body set aside the decision to dismiss him and substituted it with a Final Written Warning valid for twelve months. More
