On 1st July 2016 at Harare, the applicant made a ruling in her official capacity as a Labour Officer. She ordered the respondent to reinstate ArtwellMadhunguyo in its employ. The applicant then applied to this court for the confirmation of her ruling. The respondent opposed the application. More
The Applicant is a Designated Agent for the Employment Council for the Food and Allied Industries. The 1st Respondent is a company duly registered under the laws of this country. It is also the former employer of the 2nd Respondents. The 2nd Respondents are the former employees of the 1st Respondent.
The 2nd Respondents were employed on the basis of their contracts of employment which were terminated by 1st Respondent upon being given three months notice. The 1st Respondent was relying then on Section 12 (4) of the Labour Court [Cap 28:01] which allowed for termination of contracts on notice.... More
This is an application for confirmation of a draft ruling and order made in terms of section 93 (5a) and (5b) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] as amended. More
At the conclusion of the oral submissions I made an Order confirming the Ruling by the Applicant in the following manner:
“1. The application for confirmation of the Draft Ruling by the Applicant be and is hereby granted.
2. The 1st Respondent be and is hereby ordered to comply with Applicant’s Ruling with effect from 30 days from the date of this order.
3. There is no order as to costs.” More
This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s Appeals Authority to uphold the decision of the Disciplinary Committee dismissing the appellant.
Appellant was employed by respondent as an accountant at head office. He was charged with fraud in terms of the respondent’s code of conduct. He was convicted and dismissed from employment. An internal appeal was not successful leading to appellant approaching this court. More
The Applicant was employed by the respondent as the Sales and Marketing Manager. He
referred a complaint of unfair labour practice to the Labour Officer. Upon failure to conciliate the matter was referred to compulsory arbitration in terms of Section 93 of the Act. The Arbitrator found that Applicant had been unfairly dismissed. He awarded Applicant amongst other things 30% of his salary as bonus. The respondent was aggrieved and appealed to this court against the arbitral award. The respondent had initially raised three grounds of appeal. The Applicant raised a preliminary point that the respondent’s grounds of appeal were... More
