This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s disciplinary authority which confirmed appellant’s guilt and dismissed him from work following allegations of fondling a pupil’s breast in contravention of the respondent’s regulations.
The appeal is based mainly on 3 points. These are that, the respondent authority found appellant guilty on insufficient evidence, failed to determine an interim application for recusal which had been made before the committee and that if appellant’s guilt was well founded he was entitled to a penalty lesser than dismissal. More
On the 20th July 2015, the arbitrator issued an award in which he ordered Appellant to redo overtime calculation and pay Respondents 50% of the outstanding amounts. More
This is an application for review of a retrenchment package approved by the Minister of Labour and Social Services (“the Minister”) on 24 June 2015. The Minister approved the respondents’ retrenchment as follows: More
On 30th September 2014 at Harare Arbitrator M Mpango issued an arbitration award. He dismissed Appellant’s complaint of unfair dismissal from employment by Respondent. Appellant then appealed to this Court against the award. Respondent opposed the appeal. More
The respondent was employed by the appellant. He referred a complaint of underpayment of wages to the labour officer. The labour officer having failed to conciliate the matter referred it in terms of section 93(5) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] for compulsory arbitration. The terms of reference were for the arbitrator to determine firstly, whether the respondent was being underpaid, secondly, whether, EMhere a consultant had locus standi to represent the respondent in proceedings before the arbitrator and thirdly, to establish appropriate remedy. More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award in favour of the respondent. Respondent was employed by Zimplastics (Pvt) Ltd, a member of the Corbett Company up to March 2008 before the company was taken over by the appellant. Respondent alleged unlawful and wrongful dismissal on 17 March 2011 through a verbal instruction to a Mr Roly Sylvester Hugh Corbett. The matter went for conciliation and subsequently arbitration. An award was given, appealed against resulting in remittal to the tribunal. The arbitrator ruled that respondent was unfairly and unlawfully dismissed. He ordered reinstatement with full salary and benefits and if... More
The respondent was employed by the appellant until 31 October 2013 when parties mutually terminated the employment contract. A dispute ensued in respect of the package payable to the respondent. More
