This is an appeal against the determination of the respondent’s Disciplinary Authority, in terms of which the appellants were found guilty of misconduct and dismissed from employment. More
The background facts are as follows:
The Respondent was employed by the Appellant as a Waiter. The Appellant levelled charges of theft or fraud. The allegations were that the Respondent had stolen from a guest in circumstances where the guest had left her bag behind in the breakfast room where the Respondent had been working. The Respondent was alleged to have taken the bag onto his clearing tray and attempted to cover it with serviettes. More
After perusing the papers and hearing counsel on 27 July 2018 I granted the following order;
It is ordered that:
“The application for condonation and reinstatement of the appeal in terms of Rule 70 (2) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 be and is hereby dismissed with costs.” More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award in favour of respondent. Respondent was the appellant’s group financial director. Respondent went on leave and whilst on leave, his leave was extended as there were some investigations that were underway in the Chivhu project. Respondent later received a letter terminating his contract of employment on notice. Aggrieved, respondent referred the matter to conciliation. After settlement failed the matter was referred to arbitration. More
This is an urgent chamber application in which the relief sought is a provisional order that the respondents be interdicted from carrying into execution the order in case number HC 9880/15. The final order sought is a stay of execution of the order in HC 9880/15 pending the determination of HC 11886/16 or any related matter. More
This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicant seeks interim relief to the effect that the seizure and attachment of its bank account number 9140000213879 held with the third respondent bank at its Parklane Branch be suspended and that the seizure and attachment of the applicant’s shares effected on 29 August 2018 be suspended. The applicant seeks a further interdict restraining the first and second respondents from “attempting any further seizure and attachments in execution of the applicant’s funds or bank accounts and applicant’s shares”. The final order sought is for the setting aside of the seizure and... More
This is an appeal against a determination of the disciplinary committee of the Civil Service Commission which found the appellant guilty of two of the three counts she was charged of and discharged her from service.
The appellant was employed by the respondent in 1983 and at the time of her suspension in respect to these proceedings, she was the Director, Implementation and Monitoring in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. More
The applicant filed a chamber application for condonation of his non-compliance with r 60 (2) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 as read together with s 92F (3) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (the Labour Act) and extension of time within which to file an application for leave to appeal. More
The applicant filed a Chamber Application seeking leave to appeal against a judgment of the Labour Court dated 18 July, 2023. The respondent filed opposing papers. The matter was set down for a virtual hearing on 12 February 2024 but had to be rescheduled to 15 February 2024 due to technical challenges that were experienced. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Designated Agent Mining Industry who ruled that the appellant had not made out a good case of unlawful termination when he approached the Designated Agent with a labour dispute pitting him and the respondent employer. More
The matter was placed before me as an appeal against an arbitral award handed down on 21st December, 2010 which award confirmed the appellant’s dismissal from employment as being substantively fair. After listening to arguments by both parties and upon perusal of the record the court on 22 November 2013 handed down an order to the following effect;
1. The appeal be and is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs.
2. The arbitral award handed down on 21 October, 2010 be and is hereby confirmed. More
Appellant worked for Respondents as an Acting District Registrar at Buhera. He was charged with misconduct. A hearing was held. He was found guilty and gotdismissed from employment. The dismissal letter dated 15th February 2016 is filed of record. Appellant then appealed to this Court against his dismissal. Respondents opposed the appeal. More
This is an urgent chamber application that was filed in this Court on 19 September 2016 and heard on 16 October 2016.
After hearing argument on the preliminary issues on 16 October 2016, I formulated the conclusion that the matter could not be heard on merits as the urgency had not been sufficiently established. I believed I had made the appropriate order on the day of the brief hearing in chambers. More
: The tragic state of affairs in this case is that the father (who later passed on) and son have been engaged in a seemingly unending and bruising legal battle for over a period of seventeen years. Even after the death of the father the swords are still drawn out and the battle far from over. This is more so when one considers that the application before me is simply for a rescission of a default judgment. More
