Ebson Chinyemba v Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC)

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Was the disciplinary committee improperly constituted when appellant's representatives walked out?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Worker representatives walked out; appellant did not request postponement"}
• {"issue_text":"Was the charge of willfully withholding information proved on a balance of probabilities?","issue_type":"factual","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant refused to provide detailed report; admitted to not giving information as requested"}
• {"issue_text":"Was there sufficient evidence of falsification of a document?","issue_type":"factual","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Documents signed for Dombi Farm work; no work done there; appellant denied signature"}
• {"issue_text":"Did the appeals committee err by failing to consider mitigating factors?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant addressed in mitigation; serious misconduct; premeditated acts"}

Background