GEC Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd v Shadreck Matambanadzo & William Kandiyero

LC/H/534/16

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

9 September 2016

Citation

LC/H/534/16

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 534

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Hove J

Full Bench

Hove J

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment disputes

Keywords

Labour officer jurisdictionSection 101 Labour ActEmployment code proceedings30-day determination rule

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether a labour officer has jurisdiction over a matter governed by employment code proceedings where the initial disciplinary committee has made a determination but the matter remains pending before an appellate body","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Matter pending before appellate body; initial determination made"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant employer appealed against a labour officer's decision to assume jurisdiction over a disciplinary matter that was subject to employment code proceedings. The respondents, employees, had referred the matter to the labour officer after 30 days, claiming jurisdiction under section 101(6) of the Labour Act.

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