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This is an application for condonation for late noting of appeal. The facts of the matter are as follows. The applicant was employed by the respondent. The applicant, together with other employees were charged with misconduct it being alleged that they stole from the respondent and absented themselves from work. The applicant was initially acquitted on the theft charge but was convicted on the charge of absenteeism. The applicant pleaded guilty to the charge of absenteeism. An appeal to the appeals officer resulted in the applicant being found guilty on the theft charge and he was dismissed from employment. The... More

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court at the instance of the applicant employee. This application is made pursuant to this court’s judgment of 10 July 2015 where it confirmed the arbitrator’s decision where he had ruled that the applicant employee could not have his appeal dealt with out of time as the model code does not provide condonation provisions to be used in cases where a party seeks relief out of time. The basis for the instant leave to appeal application is that this court erred on a point of law by agreeing with... More

On 28 October 2016, I dismissed an application for summary judgment and pronounced that written reasons would be availed in due course. More

This is an appeal against the determination of the Appeals Committee which upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Hearing Committee to dismiss him from employment. More

This is a review of the decision by the Chief Executive Officer of the respondent company to dismiss appellant following charges of negligent performance of his duties. The facts giving rise to the review application are that appellant who was in the respondent’s employ as a long distance truck driver was on 9 July 2013 charged with 2 counts of contravening the respondent Code of Conduct that is gross negligence and instigating or taking part in an unlawful job action. The unlawful job action charge was eventually dropped and he was tried on the gross negligence charge. Following the disciplinary... More

This is an application for condonation of late noting of an appeal. More

Appellant a registered General Nurse at Parirenyatwa was charged for stealing 21 Metronidazole tablets which had been prescribed for a patient who had since been discharged. She was found guilty by the Disciplinary Committee and was discharged from employment. More