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Labour Court
Peterhouse School v Anyway Pindukai
[2016] ZWLC 146
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
18 March 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 146
Judgment No.
LC/H/146/16
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
F C Maxwell
Full Bench
F C Maxwell
Areas of Law
Employment LawLabour Relations
Keywords
Wilful disobedienceReporting proceduresMedical certificateReinstatementDamages
Tags
Disciplinary hearingAppealReinstatement
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the Appeals Committee erred in substituting its decision for that of the Disciplinary Committee","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appeals Committee set aside disciplinary committee decision"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether failure to complete work due to illness constitutes wilful disobedience to lawful order","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent left work due to illness, produced medical certificate, failed to report"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether supervisor can be both complainant and witness in disciplinary proceedings","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Supervisor made allegations and gave evidence"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether minor variance in witness testimony affects credibility","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"5-minute variance in time evidence"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent employee was dismissed for wilful disobedience to a lawful order and giving misleading information. The NEC Appeals Committee set aside the dismissal and ordered reinstatement. The appellant employer appealed to the Labour Court.
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