Solta Trading Company (Pvt) Ltd v Precious Chigwaza

[2014] ZWLC 507

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

23 July 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 507

Judgment No.

LC/H/507/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

E Muchawa

Full Bench

E Muchawa

Areas of Law

Labour LawArbitration

Keywords

unfair dismissalmutual terminationlabour consultantright of audience

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding unfair dismissal when there was alleged mutual termination","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant's claim of mutual termination after misconduct discovery"}
{"issue_text":"Whether a labour consultant has right of audience before arbitration tribunal","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondent represented by Z. Changambika, a labour consultant"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondent was employed as a Recruitment and Training Consultant by the appellant from April 2013. Following a laptop theft at the office, the respondent was sent away in March 2012 to facilitate investigations. The parties dispute what happened thereafter - appellant claims mutual termination after misconduct was discovered, while respondent claims he was verbally suspended and later asked to resign, which he refused.

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