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Supreme Court
Esau Zhou v The City of Harare
[2020] ZWSC 175
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
27 November 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWSC 175
Judgment No.
SC 175/2020
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
GOWORA JA
Full Bench
GOWORA JAMAVANGIRA JAMATHONSI JA
Areas of Law
Labour LawEmployment LawProcedural Law
Keywords
unfair dismissalprescriptionNational Code of Conductdisciplinary appealarbitration
Tags
prescriptiondisciplinary proceedingsappeal proceduresNational Code of Conduct
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
- Supreme Court Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant followed proper appeal procedures under the National Code of Conduct","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appeal filed on 19 September 2007, outside 7-working day limit"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the subsequent arbitration proceedings were validly constituted","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Matter referred to arbitration without valid basis"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Court had jurisdiction to remit matter for conciliation","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Labour Court order of 21 January 2010"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, formerly employed as operations manager by City of Harare, was dismissed for misconduct in 2007 after disciplinary proceedings. He attempted to appeal but failed to follow proper procedures under the National Code of Conduct. Subsequent proceedings including arbitration and Labour Court intervention were procedurally irregular.
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