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Labour Court
Aaron Katsande v Chapman Golf Club
[2014] ZWLC 490
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
22 July 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 490
Judgment No.
LC/H/490/14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L.M. Murasi
Full Bench
L.M. Murasi
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment law
Keywords
unlawful dismissalterminal benefitswaiver of rightsdisciplinary hearing
Tags
dismissaltheftterminal benefitsarbitration
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in raising the issue of terminal benefits mero motu","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Terminal benefits were paid and accepted"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether acceptance of terminal benefits constituted waiver of rights to challenge dismissal","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Terminal benefits accepted after dismissal"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether evidence was sufficient to prove appellant's guilt","issue_type":"factual","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Items found in possession, batch numbers matched"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether procedural irregularities vitiated the hearing","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Time to prepare, suspension letter contents"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Appellant, employed as Club Steward by respondent, was caught carrying items allegedly belonging to the respondent in his bag. After disciplinary hearing he was dismissed. He challenged the dismissal through compulsory arbitration which ruled against him. He appealed to the Labour Court.
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