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Labour Court
Peter Dondo v Agrifoods
JUDGMENT NO. LC/05/2013
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
31 July 2012
Citation
JUDGMENT NO. LC/05/2013
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWLC 5
Judgment No.
LC/05/2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L. Matanda-Moyo
Full Bench
L. Matanda-Moyo
Areas of Law
Labour LawEmployment Disciplinary Procedures
Keywords
Negligent loss of company propertyDismissalAppeals CommitteeStandard operating proceduresReasonable man test
Tags
Disciplinary hearingNegligenceCompany property loss
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether there was evidence linking Appellant's conduct to the loss suffered by Respondent","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Sole custody of keys, no spare keys, safe not broken into"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether dismissal was appropriate where there were no set standards for key safekeeping","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"No standard operating procedures, reasonable man test"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether dismissal was appropriate penalty for the negligence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Loss of $17,808, negligence proven"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Appellant Peter Dondo was employed by Agrifoods and was responsible for keeping keys to a company safe. On 19 February 2011, he locked the safe containing $17,808 and hid the keys in a dust bin. On 21 February 2011, he found the money missing and was charged with negligent loss of property and negligence, found guilty, and dismissed from employment.
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