Mejury Chigombe v Great Zimbabwe

[2013] ZWLC 20

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

22 November 2013

Citation

[2013] ZWLC 20

Judgment No.

LC/MS/20/2013

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

B.T Chivizhe

Full Bench

B.T Chivizhe

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment lawDisciplinary proceedings

Keywords

unfair dismissaltheft allegationcircumstantial evidencedisciplinary hearingarbitral award

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was properly found guilty of 'Failure to discharge duty' when handling cash was not part of her core duties","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant accepted custody of money; money was placed in unlocked drawer"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the decision based on circumstantial evidence was properly arrived at","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant was alone in office; money went missing; no direct evidence of theft"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant, employed as Secretary to the Bursar, was dismissed for theft and failure to discharge duty after money placed in her custody went missing. She was acquitted of criminal charges but found guilty in internal disciplinary proceedings.

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