SOS HERMANN GMEINER HIGH SCHOOL APPLICANT Versus LAZARUS MUDZINGWA 1ST RESPONDENT And NEVER PAWARINGIRA 2ND RESPONDENT And HON S NEHOHWA 3RD RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-299-2016 · 05 2016

The issues that fall for determination in this case were two and these were: 1. Whether or not the arbitrator had jurisdiction to deal with the dispute. The dispute being whether or not the National Employment Council for the welfare…

KADOMA CITY COUNCIL APPLICANT Versus ZIMBABWE URBAN COUNCIL WORKERS UNION RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-298-2016 · 05 2016

This is an application for rescission of judgment. In considering applications of this nature, the court is to consider generally whether or not there has been a reasonable explanation for the default and also whether the applicant has good prospects…

SONDIWA MATEMA 1st Applicant And RUTH MIRISAU 2nd Applicant And MOSES TAKAWIRA 3rd Applicant And NANTY MIKAEL 4th Applicant And LORAINE WISKOT 5th Applicant And KEFALOS CHEESE PRODUCTS (PVT) LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-297-16 · 05 2016

This is an application for rescission of judgment. On the 21st May 2015, the applicants filed an appeal with this court against a determination of an arbitrator from the National Employment Council for Food and Allied Industries. They were represented…

OUT OF AFRICA (PVT) LTD Appellant And MIKE MPOKOSA Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-296-16 · 05 2016

This is an appeal against an arbitral award. The respondent was employed as a cook by appellant from January 2005 to 30 January 2015, when he retired

ZIMBABWE UNITED PASSENGER COMPANY Appellant And JACQUELINE GANDIDZANWA Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-295-16 · 05 2016

This is an appeal against an arbitral award. The respondent was employed by the appellant as its human resources manager from 1 July 2012. The contract was to run to the 30th of June 2015. On the 28th of April…

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL FOR Applicant THE CHEMICALS AND FERTILISER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY And NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL FOR 1st Respondent THE DETERGENTS, EDIBLE OILS AND FATS INDUSTRY And THE REGISTRAR OF LABOUR 2nd Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-294-16 · 05 2016

This is an application for stay of execution. The Registrar of Labour handed down a determination on the 7th of September 2015 which found that there was an overlap in the scope of coverage between the applicant and the first…

BENJAMIN MUSANHI Appellant And PREMIER FORKLIFT SERVICES Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-293-16 · 05 2016

This is an appeal against a determination of the General Manager who sat as an appeals authority. The general manager confirmed the determination of the disciplinary hearing committee which found the appellant guilty of gross negligence and ordered his dismissal.

UNION MAKUMBE Appellant And TELECEL ZIMBABWE Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-292-16 · 05 2016

This is an appeal against a determination of the National Hearing Committee for the National Employment Council for the Communications and Allied Services (hereinafter referred to as the Appeals Committee).

STEWARD BANK Appellant And ROBERT CHAMATSANGA Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-291-16 · 05 2016

At all material times the respondent was employed at appellant’s retail branch in Avondale as a branch supervisor.

EDGAR RWODZI Applicant And TARCON (PVT) LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-290-16 · 05 2016

This is an application for review. The applicant who was employed by the respondent as a general manager at its business site in Mozambique was on 21 July 2015 advised that the employer had decided to terminate his contract of…

MAXWELL T. CHIZUNGUZU Applicant And NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-289-16 · 05 2016

On 9 December 2015 I made an order dismissing an application for condonation. On the basis that I did not find that the explanation given for the delay was reasonable and further that the applicant’s prospects of success on appeal…

GIFT NYEMBA 1st Appellant And WILLIAM BROWN 2nd Respondent And ENTERPRISE DOG HANDLER UNIT Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-288-16 · 05 2016

The appellants were former employees of the respondent. Their contracts were lawfully terminated. After the termination of their contracts of employment, they raised against their former employer a claim for overtime worked.

FAVCO (PVT) LTD Appellant And GODWIN MUSHORI Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-282-16 · 05 2016

This is a clear case in which the arbitral award cannot be allowed to stand. Respondent was employed by appellant as head of department. Following allegations of misconduct, respondent was brought before a Disciplinary Authority which found him guilty and…

OTTILIA MAKOTA Appellant And FOOD WORLD SUPERMARKET

Labour Court · LC-H-270-2016 · 05 2016

Appellant’s claim before the arbitrator was for:- $ (a) Non-payment of maternity leave = 1 119,00 (b) Damages for unfair dismissal = 4 476,00 (c) Refund for unlawful deductions = 160,63 (d) Overtime = 13 191,00 (e) Terminal benefits =…

KADOMA TEXTILES Appellant And DAVIES MAZAMBARA & 8 OTHERS

Labour Court · LC-H-269-2016 · 05 2016

This appeal is mainly centred on the interpretation of the phase “effective date” as used by the Arbitrator. Appellant had raised four (4) grounds of appeal but has since abandoned some grounds leaving these two, that:

ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD Appellant And SIMBARASHE MURINGANI Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-268-16 · 05 2016

This is an appeal against the determination of National Employment Council for the Printing, Packaging & Newspapers Industry Appeals Committee (the NEC Appeals Committee).

LOFOMBO BUS COMPANY Appellant And E MUKOMBWA & ANOTHER Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-267-16 · 05 2016

This matter makes very sad listening as it has dragged to and from unnecessarily with at one point in time the court being invited to preside over an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. It is a…

MANAGEMENT TRAINING BUREAU Appellant And KANYEDZE JOSIAH & 7 OTHERS Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-266-16 · 05 2016

This is an appeal against an arbitral award made in favour of the respondents employees against the appellant employer in a labour matter which pitted the 2 parties against each other.

PHILEMON GWARE Appellant And MANICA ZIMBABWE Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-265-16 · 05 2016

This is an appeal against the decision of the arbitrator where he ruled that the appellant employee had been rightly found guilty of theft and dismissed from employment. Facts of the matter are that appellant who was in the respondent’s…

REDWATCH SECURITY (PVT) LTD Appellant And SAMUEL SHAVA & 11 OTHERS Respondents

Labour Court · LC-H-264-16 · 05 2016

Following the dismissal of its postponement application the appellant was granted leave by the court to address it on the bar operating against it vis filing of heads of argument. After oral submissions on that aspect the court advised the…