The matter was placed before me as an appeal against an arbitral award wherein the Arbitrator had directed that the Appellant pay the Respondents the total amount of US$33 152.60 n underpayments. The Appellant was seeking the setting aside of the award. The appeal was opposed by the Respondent.
The parties appeared before the court on at least three occasions. On the last two occasions the matter was postponed to enable the parties to engage each other with a view to a possible out of court settlement of the matter. On the 23rd of May 2016 both parties appeared in... More
On 4th April 2016 at Harare, Arbitrator S Mugumisi issued an arbitration award. He dismissed the appellants’ claims against the respondent for an increase of their retrenchment packages. The appellants then appealed to this court. The respondent opposed the appeal. More
The applicant is a statutory body constituted in terms of the Grain Marketing Act [chapter 18: 14], and the respondent is its former employee, its general manager whose contract of employment was terminated on 30 November 2014. This is an application for an order to compel the respondent to return and restore possession to the applicant of the two motor vehicles named above. The vehicles were allocated to the respondent in terms of the contract of employment between the parties which was entered into on 1 December 2014. Clause 12 of the contract of employment stipulates that the General Manager... More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award per Honourable Shawatu P. which award was handed down on the 10th of June 2015. The appeal is opposed. The respondent also noted a cross appeal against the same arbitral award. The appellant having failed to file its Notice of Response to the cross-appeal the respondents prayer is that the cross appeal be allowed. The Court shall however revert to this point later in the judgment.
The material facts which are largely common cause are as follows. The respondents were employed by the appellant in various capacities. They occupied managerial positions. In... More
The respondent was employed by the respondent as a security guard. On 2 June 2013, he was deployed at Lake Harvest Farm main gate in Kariba. He was then dismissed on allegations of gross incompetence on 24 July 2013. This was reached after a series of dramatic events.
The facts giving rise to the misconduct allegations are that the respondent allowed a tractor loaded with 1437 kgs of discarded fish to pass the main gate upon a declaration of only 70 kgs of fish to internal security. The internal security supervisor had issued a signed gate pass which the respondent... More
