Dorman Mabara v Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Private) Limited

LC/H/227/14

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

11 April 2014

Citation

LC/H/227/14

Neutral Citation

[2014] ZWLC 227

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

G. Mhuri

Full Bench

G. Mhuri

Areas of Law

Labour lawUnfair dismissal

Keywords

reinstatementdamagesarbitratorgross misdirection

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has prospects of success on appeal to the Supreme Court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The appeal raises questions of law but the court must consider prospects of success"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Court erred in not ordering damages as an alternative to reinstatement","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The law requires court to order alternative of payment of damages when ordering reinstatement"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Court went beyond the record in reviewing the arbitrator's factual findings","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The court considered whether arbitrator grossly misdirected himself based on medical evidence"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against a Labour Court judgment that had allowed an appeal against an arbitral award in his favour. The Labour Court had overturned the arbitrator's decision which had ruled in favour of the applicant regarding his dismissal.

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