Guardian Security Services (Pvt) Ltd v Stephen Madora & 3 Others

[2016] ZWLC 14

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

8 July 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 14

Judgment No.

LC/MC/14/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L M Murasi J

Full Bench

L M Murasi J

Areas of Law

Labour lawUnfair dismissalDisciplinary procedures

Keywords

Security guardsArrear salariesAbsenteeismArbitrationGross misdirection

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the grounds of appeal raise any points of law","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Notice of Appeal filed without proper grounds"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant proved its case against the respondents on a balance of probability","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No evidence adduced that respondents were on duty"}
{"issue_text":"Whether proper disciplinary procedures were followed","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"No witnesses called, no finding of guilt recorded"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondents, employed as security guards by the appellant, were dismissed for absenteeism after traveling to Harare to claim arrear salaries. The matter went to arbitration where the arbitrator ruled in favour of the respondents. The appellant appealed to the Labour Court.

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