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Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
7 October 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 601
Judgment No.
LC/H/601/16
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Chidziva J
Full Bench
Chidziva J
Areas of Law
Employment LawLabour Relations
Keywords
dismissalinsubordinationlawful orderdisciplinary offence
Tags
disciplinary hearinginsubordinationlawful instruction
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Unifreight Group Code of Conduct (internal disciplinary code)
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant wilfully disobeyed a lawful instruction given by a person in authority","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Instruction given on 25 March, disobedience on 30 March, admission during hearing"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the penalty of dismissal was appropriate for the offence committed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Nature of offence under Code of Conduct, appellant's conduct"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, a tyre fitter employed by Unifreight Ltd, was dismissed for using a wrench to tighten nuts despite having been instructed not to do so. He was found guilty of insubordination and disobeying lawful instructions under the company's Code of Conduct.
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