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Applicant applied for leave to appeal this Court’s judgment to the Supreme Court. The application was made in terms of Section 92F of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01, hereafter called the Act, as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. Respondent opposed the application. At the onset of argument applicant made an oral application for condonation. The application was based on submissions by applicant’s attorney to the effect that; More

Appellant was employed by the Respondent at its Mutawatawa District Hospital. Allegations of misconduct were levelled against him and he was brought before a Disciplinary Committee. He was found guilty on two charges and Not Guilty on the other two. One of the charges was withdrawn during the course of the hearing. Appellant is dissatisfied with this outcome and has approached this Court for relief. Appellant’s grounds of appeal . More

This is an appeal against the determination of the Designated Agent of the NEC for the Mining Industry, which determination is dated 30th of August, 2023. The appeal is opposed. The material background facts to the matter are as follows. The 1st to 9th Respondents were all employed by the Appellant. They were engaged in various work underground and in other areas linked to production underground. They were engaged on the basis of monthly fixed term contracts. They had served for periods ranging for at least a year and above. They were terminated upon effluxion of time of their last... More

Applicant applied to this Court for leave to appeal this Court’s judgement referenced LCH 509/24 to the Supreme Court. The application was made in terms of Section 92F of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. Respondent opposed the application. More

This as an application for condonation for late noting of an appeal . It is opposed. [2]The applicant is a former employee of the respondent . He was dismissed from employment following disciplinary proceedings for ‘Carrying out any conduct which is inconsistent with the express or implied conditions of contract of employment’ in violation of the applicable code of conduct. The basis of the charge was that the applicant during the course of his duties as a Revenue Officer charged rent for certain goods and such rent was below the stipulated amount and therefore contrary to both legislation and the... More

: In the early hours of Sunday 6 October, 2019, at approximately the hour of 0545 two buses of the Yutong make collided head on along the A5 Highway at the 234 Kilometer peg. The A5 Highway is the road from Harare to Bulawayo or the vice versa direction. The 234 kilometre peg is located between Kwekwe and Gweru. The accident can only be described as tragic and horrific. It marked a sad day for the country which lost thirteen of its citizens from injuries sustained due to the accident. Scores of surviving passengers were injured to various degrees. The... More

Appellant appealed to this Court against his dismissal from employment by Respondents. The appeal was made in terms of Section 51(1) of the Public Service Regulations S.I. 1 of 2000. Respondents opposed the appeal. More