Joram Misheck Moyo & 2 Ors v Fidelis Matanhire N.O. & Hurungwe Rural District Council

[2020] ZWLC 56

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

28 February 2020

Citation

[2020] ZWLC 56

Judgment No.

LC/H/56/2020

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

Murasi J

Full Bench

Murasi J

Areas of Law

Labour LawDisciplinary Proceedings

Keywords

disciplinary authoritycode of conductjurisdictionnullitysuspensiondismissal

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the disciplinary authority had jurisdiction to preside over the misconduct proceedings","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Disciplinary authority not appointed under council's Code of Conduct; National Code used instead"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the correct code of conduct was applied in the disciplinary proceedings","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Council had its own Code of Conduct; contracts referred to council's code; National Code was used"}
{"issue_text":"Whether there was bias on the part of the adjudicating authority","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Chairperson's evidence favorable to applicants was ignored"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Three managerial employees of Hurungwe Rural District Council were suspended following criminal charges, later acquitted. They were then subjected to internal disciplinary proceedings using the National Code instead of the council's own Code of Conduct, found guilty and dismissed. They approached the Labour Court for review.

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