SHAISANO ZHANGARE & 12 OTHERS Applicants And APPEALS CHAIRMAN N.O. Respondents FREDA REBECCA GOLD MINE LTD & ANOR

Labour Court · LC/H/505/2016 · 09 2016

On 12 November 2015 applicants filed an application for condonation for late filing of an application for review. The founding affidavit was deposed to by 1st applicant. 11 affidavits were filed in support of the founding affidavit. Applicants place the…

For Appellant Ms N. Tangawabaiwa (Trade Unionist) For Respondent Mrs R. Matsika (Legal Practitioner)

Labour Court · LC/H/504/2016 · 09 2016

This is an appeal against an arbitral award which dismissed appellant’s claims against the respondent. Appellant was employed by respondent from 2 May 2009 to 7 April 2015 when he was dismissed following charges of misconduct. Appellant was a till…

ZIMBABWE NEWSPAPERS (1980) LIMITED APPLICANT Versus FARAI KUVIRIMIRWA RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/502/16 · 09 2016

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. On 4 March 2016 judgment was handed down upholding a point in limine that the purported appeal is not premised on and does not raise any question of…

MARTIN TONGAI MAZVIMBA Appellant And HARARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/501/2016 · 09 2016

This is an appeal against the decision of the Institute Board to dismiss the appellant from employment. The brief history of this matter is that appellant a lecturer in the Pharmaceutical Technology department around August 2015 started conducting lectures for…

MACDONALD CHIMHOKA Applicant And ZESA HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/500/2016 · 09 2016

This is an application for review of the disciplinary proceedings against applicant. Applicant was employed as a line worker. He was charged with an act of misconduct for taking and converting or attempting to take and convert to his own…

SINO ZIM DEVELOPMENT (PVT) LTD Applicant And TINASHE CHAPARADZA Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/476/16 · 09 2016

This is an application for rescission of judgment. On 18 November 2015 a judgment was issued in default of applicant’s attendance. Service on applicant had been effected by affixing to outer principal door at the address of service of record.…

OLD MUTUAL PROPERTY ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD Appellant And PRIVILEGE MAVUKA Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/498/16 · 08 2016

Respondent was employed by the appellant as a property manager. Following allegations of misconduct, respondent was brought before a Disciplinary Committee which found him guilty and recommended his dismissal. The matter ended up in arbitration and the arbitrator found in…

ROBBIE TAKAPIRA Appellant And HORIZON IVATO ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/497/2016 · 08 2016

Appellant was employed by the respondent. He is alleged to have stolen goods from the employer. He was brought before a Disciplinary Committee which found him guilty and recommended his dismissal. The appellant appealed to the NEC for the Commercial…

TAWANDA CHIMBWANDA Applicant And ZESA HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/496/2016 · 08 2016

Applicant was employed by the respondent as a line worker. Following allegations of misconduct, applicant was charged with misconduct. It was alleged that applicant had been apprehended by members of the public stealing property belonging to the respondent. Applicant was…

SCANLINK (PVT) LTD APPELLANT Versus AVERAGE NZENZE 1ST RESPONDENT And CAMELON MASEVA 2ND RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/495/2016 · 08 2016

The first and second respondent were employed by the appellant on contracts without limit of time as cashiers stationed in Bulawayo from 26 March 2006 and 7 July 2008, respectively. They operated from GV-L Service Station. Sometime in July 2015,…

DOUGLAS MACHIVENYIKA Applicant And COLCOM FOODS LIMITED T/A Respondent TRIPPLE “C” PIGS

Labour Court · LC/H/494/2016 · 08 2016

Applicant alleges that he was employed by the respondent from 1988 and was promoted to the post of Unit Supervisor with effect from 1 May 1998. Applicant further avers that at one time during the course of employment he suffered…

KAGURI NYARAI 1st Applicant And MASAKURE FOGI 2nd Applicant And TAKAWIRA RUWADZANO 3rd Applicant And RUWISI PEGGY 4th Applicant And CHIDEME MORLEY 5th Applicant And TANYANYIWA GRACE 6th Applicant And KANOVHETI TATENDA 7th Applicant And THE MINISTER, PRIMARY & 1st Respondent SECONDARY EDUCATION And THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR 2nd Respondent PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION And THE SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC 3rd Respondent SERVICE COMMISSION And THE PROVINCIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR 4th Respondent HARARE METROPOLITAN PROVINCE And THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER 5th Respondent HATFIELD DISTRICT

Labour Court · LC/H/493/2016 · 08 2016

This is an application for review. The applicants are teachers at various schools in Harare. At the beginning of 2016, in January, applicants received letters requiring them to transfer to respective schools within Harare Province. The letters informed the applicants…

DENNIS MADZIAENDA & 2 ORS APPELLANTS MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, LEGAL RESPONDENT & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

Labour Court · LC/H/491/16 · 08 2016

This is an appeal against a determination of the disciplinary authority of the respondent. The appellants were employed as auditors by the respondent until 24 June 2014 when they were discharged from service. During the period 1 January 2013 to…

TSITSI BWANYA & 21 OTHERS Appellants SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH Respondent AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SIRDC)

Labour Court · LC/H/490/16 · 08 2016

On 13th February 2014 at Harare, Arbitrator M. Dangarembizi issued an arbitration award. In terms thereof he dismissed Appellants’ claims against Respondent. Appellants then appealed to this Court. Respondent opposed the appeal. The grounds of appeal were two-fold as follows,…

UNA ANN SMIT Appellant MUTUAL PHARMACY Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/489/16 · 08 2016

On 21st December 2015 at Harare, Arbitrator T. Zimbudzana issued an arbitration award. He dismissed Appellant’s claim of unfair dismissal from employment by Respondent. He however awarded her claim for underpayments and terminal benefits. Appellant then appealed to this Court…

ANGELINE CHIMOKA APPELLANT And CRESTA HOSPITALITY (PRIVATE) LIMITED RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/488/16 · 08 2016

At the conclusion of the oral submissions the court dismissed the appeal stating that the reasons would follow. The following are the reasons: The appellant was employed by the respondent as a waitress. During the course of her duties she…

PANGANAI MUGAIWA APPLICANT And COLCOM FOODS LIMITED RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/487/16 · 08 2016

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…

D MANGENJE & 35 OTHERS APPELLANTS Versus ZIMBABWE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION RESPONDENT AND DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (ZETDC)

Labour Court · LC/H/486/16 · 08 2016

This is an appeal against the decision of an arbitrator. The appellants were employed by the respondent on fixed term contracts. The appellants’ contracts were terminated by the respondent. A dispute arose in respect of the appellants’ entitlements in terms…

NDINASHE R MABHEKA APPLICANT And MYRAMAR FARMING t/a COTTZIM RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/485/16 · 08 2016

This is an application for condonation for late noting of appeal. The applicant was employed by the respondent. Following allegations of misconduct, the applicant was brought before a disciplinary committee. The applicant was charged with gross negligence. It was alleged…

DADIRAYI NYAMASHUKA Applicant And ZCBC-CARITAS ZIMBABWE Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/484/2016 · 08 2016

The applicant was employed by the 1st respondent as a finance and administration officer. She was initially unprocedurally dismissed on the 25th of July 2014 without being properly charged nor a hearing having been conducted. On the 1st of August…