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Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
31 January 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 7
Judgment No.
LC/H/07/14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Hove J
Full Bench
Hove J
Areas of Law
Employment lawUnfair dismissalPerformance standards
Keywords
ShortfallTill operatorTrainingComputerised tillsPerformance standards
Tags
Unfair dismissalShortfallTill operatorTrainingPerformance standards
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether employer acted lawfully in dismissing appellant for unsatisfactory work performance","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant incurred shortfall while relieving at till; appellant not trained on computerised tills"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether employer provided adequate training before dismissal","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant trained on manual tills in 2002; no training on computerised tills"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, employed as a Buying Assistant, was occasionally required to relieve at tills. While operating a till on 20 January 2012, he incurred a $40.26 shortfall he could not explain. He was dismissed for unsatisfactory work performance despite arguing he was not trained on computerised tills.
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