CHITUNGWIZA MUNICIPALITY Appellant And CLEVER MAKARANGE Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/549/16 · 09 2016

The respondent was employed by the appellant. Allegations of misconduct were raised against him, he was charged and found guilty and dismissed. After his dismissal, a dispute arose as to the terminal benefits he was entitled to. The matter was…

CONFIDENCE MAZURUSE Applicant And ZUPCO Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/548/16 · 09 2016

The applicant was employed as the Southern Division Accountant by respondent. On 15 February 2016 he was suspended from duty in terms of the National Code of Conduct, Statutory Instrument 15 of 2006. He was charged of gross incompetency or…

SIBONGILE CHINOGONA Applicant And KMP HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/543/2016 · 09 2016

This matter was set down as a review at the instance of the applicant employee against a decision by the respondent employer where the employer had transferred the applicant to one of its stations. On the set down date 12…

SIMBINI MHLANGA Applicant And PETROZIM LINE (PVT) LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/542/16 · 09 2016

The background to the matter is that on 18 March 2016 the Labour Court dismissed an appeal in a labour matter involving the applicant and the respondent employer. It is the dismissal of the appeal which has prompted the applicant…

MASOTSHA NGWENYA Applicant And TRACK IT Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/541/2016 · 09 2016

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court at instance of the applicant employee following this court’s decision to allow the appeal noted by the respondent employer in a labour case pitting it and the applicant.…

COLD STORAGE COMPANY APPLICANT Versus BERNARD CHITAYI & 66 OTHERS RESPONDENTS

Labour Court · LC/H/540/16 · 09 2016

This is an application for condonation for late filing of heads of arguments. The brief facts are that an arbitrator ordered that the employer pays its employees an average of $3000-00 each in relation to wages due and payable to…

DAIRIBORD ZIMBABWE LIMITED APPELLANT Versus ALBAN MUNHU RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/539/16 · 09 2016

The respondent was employed on a fixed term contract basis by the appellant. The appellant was arrested by the police in relation to some criminal charges. He stopped reporting for duty as a consequence of his arrest. The contract of…

LAZARUS JIMU APPLICANT Versus THE CHEESEMAN RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/538/16 · 09 2016

In March 2009 parties in this matter appeared before the Labour Court in an application for quantification of damages due to the applicant for unlawful dismissal. The court issued an order whose relevant portion reads: 1. The respondent asked for…

BRENDA GARUDZO APPLICANT And TSUNGI R SABAWU 1ST RESPONDENT And GENHAM INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD 2ND RESPONDENT t/a T & C

Labour Court · LC/H/537/16 · 09 2016

This is an application for confirmation of a ruling/order made by the applicant in terms of section 93 (5) (5a) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] “the Act”. The applicant submitted that she heard a matter between the first and…

RONALD MAKAZHE Appellant And UNIFREIGHT AFRICA LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/536/16 · 09 2016

The appellant was employed as an accountant by the respondent’s engineering division. He was arraigned before a disciplinary committee for acts of misconduct. He was found guilty of unsatisfactory work performance. He was dismissed. This appeal is against the decision…

HLUPEKO MOYO Appellant And NEC FOR ZIMBABWE ENERGY INDUSTRIES Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/535/16 · 09 2016

The facts of this matter are not in dispute, the appellant is employed by the respondent. He was employed as a book-keeper. Initially, the respondent had an acting accountant and the appellant reported to him. The accountant’s contract of employment…

GEC ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD Appellant And SHADRECK MATAMBANADZO & WILLAIM KANDIYERO Respondents

Labour Court · LC/H/534/16 · 09 2016

This is an appeal from a decision of a labour officer. At the hearing of the matter before me, a point in imine was taken by the respondent who argued that the matter was never improperly before the arbitrator. Reliance…

SEBASTIAN VENGESAYI Applicant AND CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/533/16 · 09 2016

This is an application for condonation to enable the applicant to file its appeal against the decision of the labour officer out of time. The respondent raised a preliminary point and argued that the new Amendment Act No. 5/2015 does…

GOLDSTAR SUGARS Applicant And C MAZHINDU & 16 OTHERS Respondents

Labour Court · LC/H/532/2016 · 09 2016

This is an application for condonation for late filing of an application for review of an arbitration award against the applicant. The award being sought to be brought on review to the Labour Court was entered on 13 January 2016.…

CLAUDIUS MUNYIKWA Appellant And CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/531/16 · 09 2016

The appellant in this case was charged in terms of section 44 (2) (a) of the Public Service Regulations 2000 as read with paragraphs 8, 9 and 24 of the First Schedule to the Regulations. When the allegations were preffered…

CITY OF HARARE Appellant And ERNEST MAGAYA & 10 OTHERS Respondents

Labour Court · LC/H/530/2016 · 09 2016

This is an appeal against an arbitral award. The respondent raised a grievance against the appellant, their employer. They argued that they had been wrongly placed in grade 11 instead of in grade 10. The issue was referred for arbitration…

TELONE (PVT) LTD Appellant And J NYAGUWA Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/529/2016 · 09 2016

The appellant employed the respondent as a technical adviser. The appellant charged the respondent with acts of misconduct, found him guilty and dismissed him. The respondent appealed to the National hearing committee which reversed the decision to find him guilty…

ZIMBAWE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR Applicant MENTAL HEALTH And AUTHUR MATOPODZI Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/528/2016 · 09 2016

This is an application for review as well as an appeal against the decision of the arbitrator. The grounds for review are; 1. That the honourable arbitrator grossly erred at law in proceeding to determine the matter without the parties…

TAPIWA SIMANGO 1st Applicant ELISHA MHAKA 2nd Applicant And AGWAY MINING (PRIVATE) LIMITED Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/527/16 · 09 2016

This is an application for condonation of late filing of a notice of response by the Applicants to an appeal filed by the Respondent. Respondent filed an appeal on the 11th February, 2015 against an arbitral award pitting itself and…

MICHAEL CHIPATO Appellant And ENERGO (PRIVATE) LIMITED Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/526/16 · 09 2016

On the 6th November, 2013 Arbitrator Dangarembizi issued the following award: “That the dismissal of the claimant is unlawful and is set aside and the Respondent is hereby ordered to pay damages in United States Dollars for unlawful dismissal, the…