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Labour Court
Salwire Fencing v Robert Zishiri
[2013] ZWLC 312
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
4 April 2013
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 312
Judgment No.
LC/H/312/2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L. Kudya
Full Bench
L. Kudya
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment lawUnfair dismissal
Keywords
unfair dismissalprocedural fairnessreinstatementdisciplinary hearingNational Employment Council
Tags
unfair labour practiceprocedural irregularitiesreinstatementdisciplinary hearing
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
- Industry Code of Conduct (Engineering and Iron & Steel Industry)
- Industry Code of Conduct (Engineering and Iron & Steel Industry)
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the NEC exercised its discretion irrationally by ordering reinstatement","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant repeated procedural errors in fresh hearing"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether appeal based on facts rather than law is fatally defective","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondent argued appeal should be on points of law only"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent employee was dismissed for alleged absenteeism without a proper hearing. The National Employment Council ordered his reinstatement. The appellant conducted a fresh hearing but again dismissed the respondent, who appealed to the NEC which ordered reinstatement. The appellant appealed this decision to the Labour Court.
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