Labour lawDisciplinary proceedingsEmployment misconduct
Keywords
sexual harassmentteacherminordismissaldisciplinary appealPublic Service Regulations
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sexual harassmentteacher misconductdismissaldisciplinary appeal
legislation
Statutes Cited
Public Service Regulations, S.I. 1 of 2000
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether the disciplinary committee erred in finding appellant guilty based on the evidence","issue_type":"factual","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Minor's testimony, corroborating witness testimony, appellant's apology"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the penalty of dismissal was appropriate given mitigating factors","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant is first offender, has family, teaching was sole income"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
A male teacher employed by the Ministry of Primary & Secondary Education was dismissed after disciplinary proceedings found him guilty of sexually harassing a Form 4 schoolgirl at Chikwira High School. The teacher allegedly proposed love to the minor, made sexual advances, and attempted to arrange sexual encounters.
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