The appellant employed the respondent as a technical adviser.
The appellant charged the respondent with acts of misconduct, found him guilty and dismissed him.
The respondent appealed to the National hearing committee which reversed the decision to find him guilty and to dismiss him.
The appellant was aggrieved and it noted this appeal to this court.
The facts which lead to the dispute between the parties are that the appellant instructed the respondent through its client Services Chinhoyi on 10 September 2014 to put his home phone on incoming services only because it had accumulated a lot of arrears due... More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award issued at Chinhoyi on 6 October 2014. The Learned Arbitrator ordered Temperly Farm to reinstate all the respondents with no loss of salary and benefits with an alternative order for the payment of damages should reinstatement be no longer possible. More
The appellant was employed by the respondent as a teacher at one of respondent’s school. He was dismissed on account of absenting himself from duty without authority. He then approached this court on appeal.
Before the matter proceeded into the merits a point in limine was taken for the respondent.
It was submitted that the appellant filed an application for review before the second respondent. No determination by the second respondent has been made. To that extent the appeal was improperly before the court. Further to that it was submitted that Section 51 of the Public Service Regulations “the Regulations”... More
On the 5th April, 2012 I issued a judgment in which
Applicant was awarded back pay and benefits in Zimbabwe dollars (Z$15 220 000 and Z$578 492.00) which amount was to be converted into United States dollars (US$).
On appeal to the Supreme Court, the award was set aside and the matter was remitted to me to consider:
- Whether the amount in Zimbabwe dollars should be converted into foreign currency if so, the rate applicable taking into account the principles of equity enshrined in the Labour Act.
Applicant is of the view that the amounts should be converted into... More
This matter was placed before me as an application for review.
The applicant raised a number of procedural irregularities related to his suspension and the constitution of the disciplinary authority. It was also alleged that there was a splitting of charges and that the disciplinary authority was biased.
Where procedural irregularities are alleged, the applicant must not only show that there were procedural irregularities, it must be shown that the procedural irregularities were prejudicial to him. Not all procedural irregularities vitiate proceedings see Nyahumav Barclays SC 67/05. It is also settled that even where procedural irregularities are established they may... More
