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Labour Court
Daniel Bande v Suncrest Chickens
[2013] ZWLC 313
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
27 March 2013
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 313
Judgment No.
LC/H/313/2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L. Kudya
Full Bench
L. Kudya
Areas of Law
Labour lawUnfair dismissalDisciplinary procedures
Keywords
absence without leavetransport allowancedisciplinary committeebiasreinstatementdamages
Tags
disciplinary hearingabsence from worktransport allowanceprocedural irregularity
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether disciplinary process was fair where chairperson played multiple roles","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Chairperson charged, interrogated, chaired and answered questions as witness"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether absence from work without transport allowance during hyperinflation constituted misconduct without reasonable excuse","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No transport allowance provided, economic conditions in 2008"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Appellant was dismissed for being absent from work for more than 5 days without reasonable excuse. He admitted absence but argued it was due to respondent's failure to provide transport allowance during hyperinflation period, and that disciplinary process was flawed as chairperson acted as both prosecutor and judge.
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