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On 26 July 2016 I struck off an application for condonation filed by the applicant. Applicant requested for reasons and these are they. The applicant applied for condonation of late noting of an application for rescission of judgment.Before the matter proceeded into the merits the respondent raised a preliminary point that the applicant is approaching the court with dirty hands and therefore should not be heard. More

On 20 August 2013 Arbitrator T R Madzimure issued an arbitration award. He inter alia ordered appellant to reinstate respondent in its employ. Appellant then appealed to this court against the award. Respondent opposed the appeal. More

On 12 September 2013 at Harare, arbitrator M C Kare issued an arbitration award. He ordered the dismissal from employment of appellant by respondent. Appellant then appealed to this court against the award. Respondent opposed the appeal. The appeal raised three (3) issues which I will deal with seriatim. More

The appellant company appealed to this court against an arbitral award where the arbitrator ordered it to pay the respondent employee “$702 for the unfair labour practices committed.” (quoted words are verbatim words used in the award.) More

This is an appeal against the decision of the arbitrator where he ruled that the appellant employees be paid overtime which was due to them and that the rate to be used for payment of their field duty danger allowance be $5-00 per day a figure to which it was reduced by the works council meeting of 10 July 2009 down from the previous $15-00 per day. The employer opposed the appeal on the basis that the arbitrator was right to hold the employees to the works council document because same was negotiated on their behalf and they could thus... More

This is an application for condonation of late filing of an application for review. The applicant was employed by the Ministry of Health as a pharmacy technician based at Mpilo Central Hospital. On 30 November 2012, he applied for manpower development leave in terms of section 40 (3) of the Health Service Regulations, Statutory Instrument 117 of 2006. He had been accepted at the University of Limpopo to study for a Pharmacy degree from 28 January 2013 to 27 January 2017. In support of his application for the manpower development leave, the applicant pledged to be bonded for four years... More

The appellant in the case was charged with contravening paragraph 24 of the 1st Schedule of the Public Service Regulations 2000. It is alleged that he left his place of work at the Passport Centre and went to Makombe Building where he was caught by an investigating officer whilst assisting a member of the public to apply for a passport and that was inconstant with the discharge of his official duties and it was also in violation of the Registrar General’s Circular No 1 of 2005. More