Freeman K Chikonzo v ZETDC

[2013] ZWLC 709

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

13 March 2013

Citation

[2013] ZWLC 709

Judgment No.

LC/H/709/13

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

B.T. Chivizhe

Full Bench

B.T. Chivizhe

Areas of Law

Labour lawDisciplinary proceedings

Keywords

mandatory leaveprocedural irregularitynegligenceIT securitypassword management

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the hearing was conducted in terms of the provisions of the Code of Conduct","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Mandatory leave from 15 November 2010; hearing convened 23 February 2011; seven-day requirement in Code"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Disciplinary Committee properly found the Applicant guilty on count 1.2","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"13 users accessed system with one password; lack of audit trail; 2 million USD loss; appellant's position as Senior Manager I.T."}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant, a Senior Manager I.T. employed by ZETDC, was convicted by the respondent's Disciplinary Committee of unsatisfactory work performance under section 7(1)(b)(i) of the Employment Code of Conduct. He was found guilty of negligently allowing multiple users to access the Harare Batch system using a powerful username, resulting in the company losing over 2 million USD. The appellant was sentenced to a 10% salary reduction for six months.

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