Lawson Chifamba v Grain Marketing Board

[2014] ZWLC 617

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

26 September 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 617

Judgment No.

LC/H/617/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

B.S. Chidziva

Full Bench

B.S. Chidziva

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment lawProcedural law

Keywords

sick leavedismissaldisciplinary hearingnoticeform LC3procedural compliance

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal was properly before the court given failure to file Form LC3","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appeal filed 11 December 2012 without Form LC3"}
{"issue_text":"Whether procedural issues can be raised in an appeal rather than review","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant raised procedural irregularities in disciplinary hearing"}
{"issue_text":"Whether unfair labour practice complaints should go to labour officer first","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant claimed unfair labour practices since 2006"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was dismissed while on indefinite sick leave from 29 September 2008. A disciplinary hearing was conducted on 12 December 2008 in his absence without notification of charges. The appellant appealed against his dismissal seeking reinstatement and various payments.

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