This is an application for condonation of late filing of application for review. A dispute arose between the Applicants and the Respondent which was referred for conciliation. The parties could not agree and the matter was referred to arbitration. Applicants were employed on fixed term contracts which were not renewed when they expired. Applicants alleged that they were on contracts without limit of time and the termination of whose contracts on notice was irregular. The arbitrator ruled in favour of the Respondent, dismissing the claim for lack of merit. The award was rendered on 18 September 2013. More
The appellant was charged and convicted of the following acts of misconduct under S.I.15 of 2006 of the National Employment Code of Conduct which reads;
“5.1. S4 (a) any act of conduct or omission inconsistent with the fulfilment of the express or implied conditions of his or her contract.
5.2. (f) gross incompetency or inefficiency in the performance of his or her work.
A penalty of dismissal was imposed thereafter. His appeal to the Appeals Officer was dismissed hence the present appeal. More
At the commencement of the proceedings, the Court enquired from Applicant’s legal practitioners whether the matter was properly before the Court seeing that that it purported to be a ‘Composite Application’ for condonation and review. The Court also enquired whether the Rules provided for such a procedure.
In response, Mr. Masuku stated that he was relying on precedent when he filed the documents in question. He further stated that he was relying on Read v Gardener 2019 (3) ZLR 575 (S) and Murambiwa v SEEDCO LCH/361/23. He stated that he did not have anything further to say in connection with... More
At the commencement of the proceedings, the Court enquired from Applicant’s legal practitioners whether the matter was properly before the Court seeing that that it purported to be a ‘Composite Application’ for condonation and review. The Court also enquired whether the Rules provided for such a procedure. More
This is an appeal from the decision of an arbitrator. It was handed down on 28 April 2015.
The respondent raised an objection in limine and stated that the appeal was improperly before the court. It was filed out of time contrary to the provisions of Rule 15 (1) of the Labour Court Rules, 2006. More
