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Labour Court
Guard Alert (Pvt) Ltd v Simbarashe Chimerengwa
[2016] ZWLC 572
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
12 July 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 572
Judgment No.
LC/H/572/2016
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Muchawa J
Full Bench
Muchawa J
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment disciplinary procedures
Keywords
unfair dismissalgross incompetencedisciplinary hearingsfinal written warningres judicata
Tags
disciplinary proceedingsdouble jeopardyres judicata
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether employer could set aside concluded disciplinary proceedings and institute fresh proceedings","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Initial hearing concluded with final warning; fresh proceedings instituted after reinstatement"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether misconduct amounted to gross incompetence warranting dismissal","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"1437 kg fish passed with only 70 kg declared"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent, a security guard employed by the appellant, was dismissed for gross incompetence after allowing a tractor with 1437 kg of fish to pass with only 70 kg declared. After initial disciplinary proceedings resulted in a final written warning, the appellant conducted fresh proceedings and dismissed the respondent.
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