TSIGAI MUTEGUDE v UMP ZVATAIDA RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/29/2020

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

26 November 2019

Citation

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/29/2020

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWLC 29

Judgment No.

LC/H/29/2020

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

B.S. Chidziva

Author

CHIDZIVA, J

Full Bench

B.S. Chidziva

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Law

Keywords

dismissalfalsificationauditmisconduct

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Appellant falsified and altered a record or made any record or document which made a false statement as provided by clause 7.5.6 of UMP Zvataida Rural District Council","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant wrote a document falsely stating he had handed over $700-00 to Mr Chisaka"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Appellant's actions constituted fraud","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant falsified document to cover up shortfall of $685-00"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The Appellant was employed as a bookkeeper by the Respondent and was dismissed for falsifying a document to make it appear he had handed over USD 700 to a workmate, when in fact he had not, in an attempt to cover up a shortfall of USD 685 discovered by an internal auditor. The Appellant reimbursed the money ten months later after an audit report.

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