A. Timbine and Another v G.E.C. Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd

[2013] ZWLC 475

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

11 October 2013

Citation

[2013] ZWLC 475

Judgment No.

LC/H/475/2013

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

F.C. Maxwell

Full Bench

F.C. MaxwellL. Kudya

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment disputes

Keywords

unfair dismissalovertimeemergency workarbitratorworks councilsection 101(6)

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Officer had jurisdiction to intervene in a matter where the Works Council had delayed in determining an appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Works Council failed to determine appeal timeously; appellants complained under Section 101(6)"}
{"issue_text":"Whether Section 101(6) applies to delays in appeal determinations or only to initial disciplinary proceedings","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Section 101(6) wording; Works Council delay"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellants were dismissed for refusing to work overtime during weekends. They appealed to the Works Council against their dismissal, but the Works Council failed to determine the appeal timeously. The appellants then complained to a Labour Officer under Section 101(6) of the Labour Act, who referred the matter to arbitration. The arbitrator upheld the dismissal as fair.

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