Appellant appealed to this Court against an arbitration award made in favour of Respondent. The grounds of complained that,
“1. The Arbitrator erred and misdirected himself in law by concluding that the Respondent exercised reasonable skill, due diligence and care in the execution of his duties.
2. the Arbitrator erred and misdirected himself in law in interpreting the Respondent’s letter of promotion of 1st December2000, in particular, by concluding that the Respondent cannot be held to have exhibited gross incompetency or inefficiency in the performance of his duties when his contract of employment did not oblige him to check in... More
This was supposed to be an application for condonationof late noting of appeal. The applicant is represented but has not filed Heads of Argument. The Rules require a party who is represented to file Heads of Argument (Rule 19). No reasonable explanation has been proffered. The legal practitioners of record have sent a correspondent to appear.(Mr Muhlekiwa of Mahuni&Mutatu Attorneys at Law). Mr Laita is said to be attending to a matter at Marondera Magistrates’ Court. There is no proof that this is so. Further even if this was so the Labour Court is superior to the Magistrates’ Court and... More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award dated 7 January 2013 the operative part of which reads as follows:
“1. The Respondent did not commit an unfair labour practice by not renewing Claimant’s contract.
2. Claimant’s claim of unfair dismissal is therefore dismissed for lack of merit.” More
This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s disciplinary authority which dismissed appellant following misconduct charges of stealing some number plates and 3rd plates from his workplace in contravention of the Public Service Regulations 2000 as amended. More
The matter was placed before me as an appeal against a determination by the Health Services board handed down on 31st January, 2012.
The material background facts are that the appellant was employed by the respondent as a painter based in the Engineering Division at Parirenyatwa Hospital. On the 23rd of May 2011 he was apprehended by plain clothes security guards whilst in possession of 41 iron bars which belonged to the Hospital. He had been observed earlier by the same plain clothes security guards dropping part of the loot near the corner of Leopold Takawira and Cork Road. He... More
This is an appeal against the decision of respondent’s Disciplinary Authority which found appellants guilty of fraud and forgery in terms of paragraphs 3,8,13 and 24 of the First Schedule of the Public Service Regulations. Appellants were discharged from service with effect from the 24th May 2013.
The facts giving rise to the charges are allegations that sometime in December 2012, the two appellants and a Mr.Chinhamhora connived with a Mr.JonathMachinga, a legal clerk at Machinga and Associates Law Firm to fraudulently transfer property from Mr. Wilson Gwatiringa to Netombo Bethel Family Trust. It is further alleged that they forged... More
The applicant is a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth. He initially sought a declaratory order confirming his right to a Zimbabwean passport and certain ancillary relief. He also sought an order compelling the second respondent to endorse his South African passport with an unrestricted and indefinite residence permit. More
