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Labour Court
Don Chibvamuperu v Old Mutual Insurance Company (Pvt) Ltd
[2020] ZWLC 188
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
4 July 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWLC 188
Judgment No.
LC/H/188/2020
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Kachambwa J
Full Bench
Kachambwa J
Areas of Law
Labour LawEmployment Law
Keywords
disciplinary hearingbreach of contractworkers committeecollective job actionmisrepresentation
Tags
workplace misconductbreach of employment contractworkers committee
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act (no chapter reference supplied)
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appeals officer erred in finding that appellant breached employment contract through misrepresentation","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant's alleged misrepresentations to employees and management"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether appellant could be disciplined for collective job action without an order from competent authority","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Alleged collective job action by employees"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether appellant was acting within scope of workers committee mandate","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant's role as workers committee member"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, a workers committee member, was dismissed for allegedly breaching his employment contract by misrepresenting facts to both employees and management, causing a work stoppage and collective job action that harmed the employer's reputation.
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