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Labour Court
Doves Funeral Services (Pvt) Ltd v Chenjerai Kahwani
[2016] ZWLC 132
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
4 March 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 132
Judgment No.
LC/H/132/2016
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
P Muzofa J
Full Bench
P Muzofa J
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment procedures
Keywords
Domestic remediesInternal appealArbitrator jurisdictionLabour officer referral
Tags
Disciplinary proceedingsInternal appealsJurisdiction
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour (National Employment Code of Conduct) Regulations 2006
- Labour (National Employment Code of Conduct) Regulations 2006
- Labour (National Employment Code of Conduct) Regulations 2006
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondent exhausted domestic remedies before referring matter to labour officer","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appeal filed 14 July 2014, no determination within 14 days, referral made same day"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether arbitrator had jurisdiction to determine matter without appeals authority decision","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No decision from appeals authority when matter referred"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent, a branch manager at Doves Funeral Services, was dismissed after being found liable for a vehicle accident while driving a company hearse. He referred the matter to a labour officer before exhausting internal appeal procedures, leading to an arbitrator's award in his favor.
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