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Labour Court
CIMAS Medical Aid Society v Moses Munhenga
[2014] ZWLC 848
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
19 December 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 848
Judgment No.
LC/H/848/14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
R.F. Manyangadze J
Full Bench
R.F. Manyangadze J
Areas of Law
Labour lawUnfair dismissalArbitration
Keywords
unsatisfactory work performancedismissaldemotionarbitral awardappeal
Tags
unfair dismissalappealarbitral awardreinstatementdamages
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Code of Conduct for the Commercial Sector
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding that issuing open-ended oral warnings constituted failure to observe substantive fairness","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Employer issued open-ended oral warnings for underperformance"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding that demotion should have been considered before dismissal","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator substituted dismissal with demotion as penalty"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent employee was dismissed for unsatisfactory work performance under the Code of Conduct for the Commercial Sector. An arbitrator ordered his reinstatement or payment of damages, finding the dismissal procedurally unfair. The employer appealed this arbitral award.
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