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Labour Court
Given Mhlanganise v Wattle Company Limited
[2013] ZWLC 3
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
6 February 2013
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 3
Judgment No.
LC/MC/03/2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L. Matanda-Moyo
Full Bench
L. Matanda-Moyo
Areas of Law
Labour LawEmployment LawDisciplinary Proceedings
Keywords
gross negligencedismissaldisciplinary committeeinvoicesforesteremployment misconduct
Tags
gross negligencedisciplinary hearingemployment terminationappeal against dismissal
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was properly convicted of gross negligence rather than ordinary negligence","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant's plea during disciplinary hearing, nature of the misconduct"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the penalty of dismissal was appropriate for the misconduct committed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant caused payments for work not done, company recovered funds"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, a forester employed by Wattle Company Limited, was dismissed for gross negligence after raising invoices for work that was either not done or improperly done. He appealed against his dismissal, arguing the penalty was too harsh and that he was only convicted of ordinary negligence.
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