FRED MAKONESE v COMMERCIAL SUGAR CANE FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF ZIMBABWE

LC/H/27/14

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

31 January 2014

Citation

LC/H/27/14

Neutral Citation

[2014] ZWLC 27

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

E. Makamure

Full Bench

E. Makamure

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Law

Keywords

probationary perioddismissalarbitrator decisiondomestic procedures

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal against the arbitrator's decision is competent when the employer has already complied with the arbitrator's order and the appellant failed to appeal the employer's final determination","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employer complied with arbitrator's order; appellant did not appeal employer's May 2013 determination"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was employed by the respondent under a probationary contract that expired on 31 October 2012. After continued employment without confirmation, the respondent dismissed him in January 2013 citing unsuitability. An arbitrator ordered payment of wages and benefits and completion of disciplinary proceedings, which the employer complied with. The appellant then appealed against the arbitrator's decision rather than the employer's final determination.

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