Anusa Malango v Zimbabwe Platinum Mines

[2014] ZWLC 860

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

19 December 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 860

Judgment No.

LC/H/860/14

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

G. Mhuri

Full Bench

G. Mhuri

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment disciplinary proceedings

Keywords

dismissaldisciplinary committeealcohol influenceworkplace misconductappellate interference

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Disciplinary Appeals Committee erred in upholding a dismissal penalty when the offence only warranted a written warning","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant was first offender, pleaded guilty"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Appeals Committee gave Appellant a chance to mitigate","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant claimed he was not given chance to mitigate"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant, an employee of Zimbabwe Platinum Mines, was dismissed for reporting to work under the influence of alcohol and causing damage worth $5,600 to the respondent's motor vehicle. He pleaded guilty to the charge before a disciplinary committee and appealed the dismissal penalty to the Disciplinary Appeals Committee, which upheld the dismissal. He then appealed to the Labour Court.

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