UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE versus LOVEMORE MADAKUENDA

Labour Court · LC-452-24 · 07 2014

This is an appeal against an Arbitral Award granted by Honourable T.S. Makamure on 26th September 2013. In terms of the award, Appellant was ordered to pay Respondent an acting allowance for the period Respondent held the post of Acting…

WEST FOODS DISTRIBUTIONS NETWORK Appellant And BEULLAH MUCHEKENI Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/451/14 · 07 2014

This is an appeal against the arbitral award that was issued by Honourable Arbitrator Kare on 16 January 2014. The award reads as follows “Having carefully considered both oral and written submissions from both parties i hereby declare that a)…

T BHOWA & 30 OTHERS Appellants And CHLORIDE ZIMBABWE Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/450/14 · 07 2014

The appellants were formerly employed by Fleximail until on or about August 2011 when they were transferred to Chloride Zimbabwe. Fleximail is a division of Art Corporation, as is Chloride Zimbabwe whose proper citation is Art Corporation Limited t/a Chloride…

CHRISTOPHER CHIZURA & 2 OTHERS Applicants And ZIMPOST (PVT) LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/449/14 · 07 2014

The applicants were employed by the respondent in different capacities. Following allegations that they committed offences they were charged and subsequently dismissed. The process was punctuated with numerous applications. The applicants then noted an appeal against the arbitrator’s decision dismissing…

KAJAH NDIMO Appellant PIONEER TRANSPORT Respondent (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Labour Court · LC/H/448/14 · 07 2014

Appellant worked for Respondent as a Truck Driver. He was charged with misconduct. A hearing was held. On 19 December 2013 a disciplinary committee (DC) found him not guilty. The complainant appealed. On 14 January 2014 Respondent’s Managing Director (MD)…

SAMSON CHIKOMBORERO APPELLANT Versus ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/446/2014 · 07 2014

At the commencement of the proceedings the court invited Mr Bhebhe, appearing for the respondent, to address it on why the Notice of Response was not filed timeously in compliance with the Labour Court Rules. Mr Bhebhe submitted that the…

CITY OF HARARE Appellant And RECORD M CHIKANDWA Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/445/14 · 07 2014

The circumstances giving rise to the matter are not disputed. The respondent is employed by the appellant. In 2009 and 2010 appellant issued respondent with uniforms as he was a committee officer. The uniforms consisted of three suits, five shirts/blouses…

ALOUIS MUTONGOREYA Applicant And AVIATION GROUND SERVICE Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/444/14 · 07 2014

Respondent filed an application for rescission of judgment in the name of its Human Resources Manager on the 9 September 2013. Applicant duly filed its response to that application on the 8 January 2014 and served it on respondent’s legal…

SHEILLA LENNARD Appellant And ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/443/14 · 07 2014

The appellant appealed to the Appeals Committee, in terms of the appellant company’s Code of Conduct (the Code). The appeal, which was lodged on 10 January 2011, was out of time, in terms of the timelines stipulated by the Code.…

ZIMBABWE ENERGY WORKERS UNION APPELLANT Versus KUMBIRAI MASASIRE RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/440/2014 · 07 2014

The respondent was engaged by the appellant. The nature of the engagement is in dispute. The appellant alleged that the respondent was engaged as a legal consultant. The respondent alleged he was engaged as an employee. The facts leading to…

TOBACCO SALES FLOOR Appellant And O MAGAMA & 2 OTHERS Respondents

Labour Court · LC/H/436/14 · 07 2014

The respondents in this case were employer by the appellant on fixed term contracts. When the fixed term contracts expired, the respondents came back to work. The employer gave them forms to sign as it was the intention of both…

GILBERT MUSHURE Appellant And NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL FOR Respondent TRANSPORT OPERATING INDUSTRY

Labour Court · LC/H/437/14 · 07 2014

This is an appeal against an arbitral award issued on 28 October 2010 in the following terms; “That the claimant be paid damages of 3 years using the salary rate obtaining when he was unfairly dismissed.” The appellant was employed…

DAIRIBORD ZIMBABWE Applicant And NESBERT CHISANGO Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/435/14 · 07 2014

This is an application for rescission of a judgment that was granted by this court on 17 September 2012. The judgment was granted in favour of the respondent after applicant failed to file its Heads of Argument within the time…

CHENJERAI KATIYO Applicant And COCHRANE ENGINEERING (PVT) LTD Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/434/14 · 07 2014

This is an application for quantification of damages. It is based on a judgment by CHIVIZHE J whose operative part reads as follows: “In the circumstances the appeal ought to be dismissed. The decision by the General Engineering Committee and…

ESTATE LATE ISHMAEL CHAMISA Appellant And UNIFREIGHT LIMITED Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/433/14 · 07 2014

Before the matter was finalized the appellant passed on.An application was made and granted to cite the parties as Estate Late Ishmael Chamisa being represented by the executrix Audrey Chamisa. This matter comes as an appeal against respondent’s decision to…

FRONTIER STEELS APPLICANT Versus TIMOTHY MURASIRANWA RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/432/14 · 07 2014

This is an application for upliftment of the bar that is currently operating against the applicant who failed to file its heads of arguments as is required by the rules of this court. Background facts are that on 8 September…

ACCOLADE HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED APPLICANT Versus CHARLES DINYERO 1ST RESPONDENT And ALPHONCE GUVI 2ND RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/431/2014 · 07 2014

This is an application for rescission of a judgment handed down in a case where the respondent employees had applied for quantification of damages due to them following an order by the Labour Court that they be reinstated to their…

CHARLES MUTUMA APPELLANT Versus TANDAMANZI DRILLING RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/430/2014 · 07 2014

The appellant was in default despite the fact that summons was served on his designated representatives, the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (“ZFTU”). Respondent’s Counsel implored the court to proceed to hear the matter on the merits. The court granted…

ISAYA HWENDERA APPLICANT Versus ACTURUS MINE RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/429/2014 · 07 2014

This is an application for quantification of damages arising from an order by the Labour Court, where it ruled that the applicant’s dismissal was wrongful and that he had to be reinstated by the respondent company to his original position…

TRUST ME SECURITY APPLICANT Versus KEFASI KASEMEYA 1st RESPONDENT and LINDI DHLIWAYO 2nd RESPONDENT and MATHABELA TSHABABA 3rd RESPONDENT and THOKOZILE MPOFU 4th RESPONDENT and SHEPHERD MUHOVO 5th RESPONDENT and ROSE MUNGANDAIRE 6th RESPONDENT and ALICE MUTOMBO 7th RESPONDENT and SARAH MUPARO 8th RESPONDENT and WILFILDA RUPIYA 9th RESPONDENT and SHEILA MASUKU 10th RESPONDENT and PRECIOUS FASHA 11th RESPONDENT and ROSEMARY GOCHERA 12th RESPONDENT and ROSEMARY ZONGORORO 13th RESPONDENT and MARITA MPOFU 14th RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/428/2014 · 07 2014

The matter was placed before mepurportedly as an application for condonation of late noting of an appeal. After perusing the record and upon an enquiry with the applicant’s legal practitioner, it became apparent that the applicant was actually seeking condonation…