This is an appeal at the instance of the appellant school against a decision made by the arbitrator in favour of the respondent employee.
The background to the matter is that the respondent who was in the appellant’s employ as a clerk-typist was dismissed from employment following disciplinary proceedings for acts of misconduct. Her matter eventually landed at arbitration where the arbitrator set aside the dismissal and reinstated her as well as ordered that she be paid what she was being underpaid in terms of the industry salary and benefits stipulates. Appellant was aggrieved by the arbitral award and thus... More
The background of this matter is that the respondents were permanent employees of Chinhoyi University & Technology farm. Currently they are employed by the joint venture of Zim-China Wan Agriculture (Pvt) Ltd. It is alleged that the respondents were advised by Mr Rashidi the Human Resources Manager to join the new venture before it was too late. The respondents expected the appellant to pay them a retrenchment package. The appellant on the other hand expected the respondents to give notice of their termination of employment. The matter was referred for conciliation but parties failed to reach a settlement and the... More
This is an appeal against an arbitral quantification award.
Respondent was dismissed by Appellant from the post of Permanent Lecturer in November 2009 following disciplinary hearings. An arbitral award thereafter ordered his reinstatement on the 26th August 2011. Damages in lieu of reinstatement was the alternative order. More
This is an application for interim relief in terms of Section 92 E of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01].
Applicant is the former employerof the First to Ninth respondents. Arbitrator F Mugabe handed down an award in favour of the respondents on the 5 November 2013 wherein he ordered their reinstatement without loss of salary and benefits with effect from 3 June 2013 or damages in lieu of reinstatement. The order included reinstatement of each respondent’s accrued leave days as at 3 June 2013. More
This is an appeal arising from a determination by an arbitrator. Both parties had preliminary issues to raise. This judgment is therefore on those preliminary issues. More
