CLEPHAS JAKWI -APPELLANT AND PIONEER TRANSPORT - RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-89-16 · 02 2016

This is an appeal against a determination by the Respondent Managing director handed down on the 7th of March 2014 which determination altered an earlier decision by the Respondent Disciplinary Committee to impose a final written warning with an addition…

ZIMBABWE NATIONAL WATERAUTHORITY APPELLANT BONGANI GUSWANA RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-88-2016 · 02 2016

At the commencement of oral argument the respondent made an oral application for condonation of the late filing of his Heads of Argument. The appellant did not oppose the application. In the interests of justice I proceeded to grant the…

NATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY - Appellant And MIRIAM RUNGWENDE - Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-87-16 · 02 2016

At the conclusion of the oral submissions I allowed the appeal stating that the full reasons would follow. The following are the reasons. Respondent was in theemploy of the appellant as a Business Development Manager on a fixed term contract.…

F.B.C. BANK LIMITED Appellant And DIONNE KWEZANI Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-85-16 · 02 2016

Respondent was employed by the appellant bank as a bank teller. She was charged for failure to comply with standing instructions or follow established procedures resulting in a substantial loss to the Bank. This was a violation of Category D…

MATANUSKA MARKETING P/L Appellant And STEPHEN SAINETI & 2 ORS Respondents

Labour Court · LC-H-84-16 · 02 2016

This is an appeal against the decision of Arbitrator E.R. Chako that was handed down on 1 July 2015. The award was couched as follows; “(1) The applicants were unfairly dismissed. (2) The applicants be reinstated without loss of benefits…

TENDAI NYAKUNU Applicant And ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF ZIMBABWE Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-83-2016 · 02 2016

On the 5th April, 2012 I issued a judgment in which Applicant was awarded back pay and benefits in Zimbabwe dollars (Z$15 220 000 and Z$578 492.00) which amount was to be converted into United States dollars (US$). On appeal…

FRED MAKONESE Applicant And COMMERCIAL SUGARCANE FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF ZIMBABWE Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-82-2016 · 02 2016

This is an application for the upliftment of the bar operating against Applicant and condonation of late filing of heads of argument. In terms of Rule 19(1) of the Labour Court Rules 2006 Statutory Instrument 59 of 2006 (The Rules),…

CITY OF HARARE Applicant And ERNEST MAGAYA & 10 OTHERS Respondents

Labour Court · LC-H-81-16 · 02 2016

The brief history of the matter is that respondents are employed by applicantas petrol men (Grade 11) and stationed at various sections. The respondents raised a grievance of unfair grading in terms of the grievance handling procedure to the immediate…

VURAYAYI GUVAKUVA Applicant And RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-80-16 · 02 2016

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against the judgment of this court that was handed down on 12 June 2015. This court dismissed the appeal against the arbitral award by Honourable N Mukwehwa that…

BRIGHTON SARUCHERA APPELLANT Versus CLOVER LEAF MOTORS GROUP

Labour Court · LC-H-79-2016 · 02 2016

The appellant was employed by the respondent as a branch manager at its Mutare Branch. Through his recommendation an order was made and resulted in the respondent company losing money in excess of two hundred and twenty one thousand United…

SILAS MUDIMU And ZESA ENTERPRISES (PVT) LTD

Labour Court · LC-H-77-16 · 02 2016

This is an appeal against an arbitral award dismissing appellant’s claim. Appellant was employed by the respondent as a quantity surveyor on fixed term contracts that were continuously renewed from 1 May 2009 to 30 June 2011. The respondent advertised…

ALPHA GURUPIRA And TOBACCO PROCESSORS OFZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD

Labour Court · LC-H-76-16 · 02 2016

This is an appeal against two interim awards and a quantification award. Appellant was employed by respondent in the human resources department. On 14 January 2010 she was dismissed from employment for misconduct. She appealed against her dismissal. On 16…

ELIJAH CHAMUNORWA A And CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE

Labour Court · LC-H-74-16 · 02 2016

This is an appeal and review of the decision of the respondent employer’s appeals committee where it confirmed the appellant employee’s guilty verdict and dismissal penalty. Facts giving rise to the appeal are that the appellant who was in the…

CONELLIUS FUNU And DARLEEN INVESTMENT (PVT) LTD

Labour Court · LC-H-73-16 · 02 2016

This matter was set down as an appeal against the decision of the National Employment Council for the commercial sectors hereinafter referred to as the NECCS. Appellant had been found guilty of inciting fellow employees to be violent against the…

TAWANDA NYAMAZANA And HEALTH SERVICE BOARD

Labour Court · LC-H-72-16 · 02 2016

This is an application for condonation for late filing of review against the respondent’s decision to decline the applicant Manpower Development Leave and his subsequent dismissal from work. The brief background of this matter is that on 1 January 2013…

CITY OF HARARE And TIRIVAVI MAKOTOSE

Labour Court · LC-H-71-16 · 02 2016

CHIDZIVA, J: This is an application for stay of execution of the arbitral award pending appeal. The arbitrator ruled in respondent’s favour and held that respondent was unlawfully dismissed and ordered the reinstatement of respondent. The brief background of this…

ZIMBABWE GERMAN GRAPHITE MINES (PVT) LTD. t/a LYNX MINE AND BLESSING NYANGUMBE

Labour Court · LC-H-70-16 · 02 2016

The appeal was noted against the Arbitral Award by the Honourable Matanhire F. handed down on the 16th of March 2015. The respondent was employed by the appellant as a Laboratory Technician. He appeared before a disciplinary authority on the…

GEILI INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And T ANTONIO & 15 OTHERS

Labour Court · LC-H-68-16 · 02 2016

This matter was set down as an application for interim relief that is to have the arbitral award made in favour of the respondentemployees suspended pending the appeal noted by the applicantemployer. Judgment was reserved on the understanding that before…

CHEGUTU MUNICIPALTY Versus TAPERA TABLE

Labour Court · LC-H-69-16 · 02 2016

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court at the instance of the applicant employer in a matter where its application for condonation of late noting of an appeal to the Labour Court was struck off…

CONQUIP ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD And SEKAI MANYAU

Labour Court · LC-H-67-16 · 02 2016

The appellant in this matter was employed by the respondent as an accounts clerk in its accounts department. Misconduct allegations were raised against the respondent. The charge was “Lack of skill” The specific allegations were; • Wrongly compiling and submission…