Manners Mafudze v Cotton Company of Zimbabwe

[2016] ZWLC 426

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

22 July 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 426

Judgment No.

LC/H/426/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L M Murasi J

Full Bench

L M Murasi J

Areas of Law

Employment LawLabour Relations

Keywords

overstated figuresseed cottonflash figuresactual figuresperformance deficiencymisconduct

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the designated agent erred in finding that the appellant's dismissal was in terms of the Code of Conduct","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Misconduct charge did not specifically state Code section"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the designated agent failed to find that the conduct amounted to performance deficiency rather than gross misconduct","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant's failure to respond to queries, variance in figures"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the variance between flash figures and actual figures caused financial or material loss to respondent","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Figures used for planning and contracting with third parties"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant, employed as Acting Area Manager at Karoi Depot, was dismissed for allegedly overstating seed cotton intake figures. He appealed to the Managing Director and then to the National Employment Council, both of which dismissed his appeals. He then appealed to the Labour Court.

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