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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 December 2011 this Court set aside her dismissal and ordered respondent to conduct a re-hearing on penalty. Pending the outcome of the re-hearing, appellant was to remain on suspension without pay and benefits. More
The respondents are former employees of the appellant. The borne of contention is the classification of the appellant as to which National Employment Council (NEC) it belongs for a proper determination of the respondents grades and salaries.
The respondents’ contracts of employment were terminated in March 2015. A dispute ensued as to whether the termination was lawful. The parties eventually settled the matter before a conciliator. The respondents’ terminal benefits were paid. More
The four applicants are the fathers and guardians of their respective minor daughters, all four of whom are pupils at Arundel School, a private girls’ school situated in Harare. The first and second respondents are the Trustees and Headmistress of the School. The third respondent is the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, cited in his official capacity, and the fourth respondent is the Attorney-General, also cited in his official capacity. More
Appellant’s prayer in her claim before the Arbitrator was that since she was then employed on a contract without limit of time, she was entitled to three months’ notice of $2 700,00.
The term of reference to the Arbitrator which the Arbitrator considered was –
“whether or not claimant had a legitimate expectation that her contract of employment would be renewed for a further period of 6 months.
If so, the remedy thereof.” More
On 2 December 2016 I granted a provisional order restraining the respondents from preventing the applicant sitting an examination that was scheduled for 5 December 2016. More
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 had occasion to attend to a customer who came in for breakfast with his invited persons. The customer, in appreciation of services rendered, wrote to the respondent via e-mail that he commended the respondent in a job well done. The respondent checked with the CCTV and documents and found that the appellant was the one who had served the customer.... More
The appeal was noted against an arbitral award handed down on 14 July 2014. The appeal is opposed More
