Knowledge Siriva v Zimbabwe National Water Authority

[2020] ZWLC 50

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

24 January 2020

Citation

[2020] ZWLC 50

Judgment No.

LC/H/50/2020

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Hove J

Full Bench

Hove JChivizhe J

Areas of Law

Labour lawDisciplinary proceedings

Keywords

registered code of conductnational codeunfair dismissaljurisdiction

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether it was lawful to use the National Code when a registered workplace code of conduct existed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Registered code existed; National Code was used"}
{"issue_text":"Whether an employee can waive the right to be disciplined under a registered code","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Employer claimed waiver; employee disputed"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant employee was dismissed by the respondent employer after disciplinary proceedings were conducted using the National Code instead of the employer's registered workplace code of conduct. The appellant challenged the dismissal on the basis that the wrong code was used, rendering the proceedings a nullity.

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