Rinos Nyadongo v TM Supermarket (Pvt) Ltd

[2021] ZWLC 135

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

9 June 2021

Citation

[2021] ZWLC 135

Judgment No.

LC/H/135/2021

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

B.S. Chidziva

Full Bench

B.S. Chidziva

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment LawDisciplinary Proceedings

Keywords

dismissalmisconductfraudmitigationlength of servicebreach of trust

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was charged with the correct charge","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant's conduct of swiping groceries for USD cash"}
{"issue_text":"Whether dismissal was an appropriate penalty","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant's position of trust, breach of company policy"}
{"issue_text":"Whether length of service was mitigatory","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant's 33 years of service with clean record"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Appellant, a Section Manager with 33 years service, was dismissed for swiping customers' groceries using his own bank card and pocketing USD cash brought by customers, contrary to company policy and procedures.

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