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Labour Court
BYCO (PVT) LTD v Mathew Nyamauta
[2014] ZWLC 465
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
10 July 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 465
Judgment No.
LC/H/465/14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L.M. Murasi
Full Bench
L.M. Murasi
Areas of Law
Labour lawDisciplinary proceedingsCollective bargaining
Keywords
Go slowCollective job actionNatural justiceReinstatementDisciplinary committee
Tags
Collective bargaining agreementDisciplinary appealNatural justice
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act (no chapter cited)
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether GEC breached natural justice by failing to call appellant for hearing","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant was served but did not make submissions"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether delay in GEC determination vitiated proceedings","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"GEC did not determine within 21 working days"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether GEC erred in finding collective job action without evidence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No evidence all employees agreed to action"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Employee was dismissed for allegedly influencing other employees to go slow and causing machine breakdown. Disciplinary committee and Works Council upheld dismissal, but GEC ordered reinstatement finding it was collective job action. Employer appealed.
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