ZIMPOST (PRIVATE) LIMITED v IRVINE G MBANJE

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/187/2016

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

18 March 2016

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/187/2016

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 187

Judgment No.

LC/H/187/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

E Makamure J

Full Bench

E Makamure J

Areas of Law

Employment LawLabour Relations

Keywords

dismissalfinal written warningmisconductdishonestyeconomic environment

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the National Hearing Committee erred in substituting dismissal with a final written warning","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The respondent's misconduct, the lack of controls, the economic environment"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the employer's decision to dismiss should be respected by the appellate tribunal","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The employer's prerogative to discipline, the domestic appellate tribunal's knowledge of the workplace"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the employer can rely on misconduct it induced","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The appellant directed the sale of airtime, the harsh economic environment"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondent, employed as a postman by the appellant, was dismissed for selling airtime on credit, which contravened the cash-only policy. The National Hearing Committee found that no controls were in place to prevent credit sales and substituted the dismissal with a final written warning.

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