Johannes Philimon v (Employer not named in judgment)

[2016] ZWLC 709

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

4 November 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 709

Judgment No.

LC/H/709/16

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

UNKNOWN

Author

None

Full Bench

UNKNOWN

Areas of Law

Labour lawUnfair dismissal

Keywords

absenteeismdismissalarbitrationcontract of employmentpromotion

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal raises questions of law as required by Section 98(10) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant's grounds of appeal challenge factual findings"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Arbitrator erred in finding appellant was fairly dismissed for absenteeism","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant absented himself for 5 consecutive days"}
{"issue_text":"Whether appellant was promoted to Assistant Reduction Officer","issue_type":"factual","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"No evidence of promotion letter produced"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Appellant was dismissed for absenteeism from 16-21 February 2013. He appealed to the Labour Court claiming he had been promoted and disputing the absenteeism charge. The appeal was dismissed for failing to raise questions of law.

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