Howard Kazembe v Minister of Primary and Secondary Education & Anor

[2016] ZWLC 116

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

11 February 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 116

Judgment No.

LC/H/116/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

P. Muzofa

Full Bench

P. Muzofa

Areas of Law

Labour lawDisciplinary proceedings

Keywords

misconductextra lessonspenaltydiscretionprevious conviction

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the penalty imposed was excessive considering the gravity of the offence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant conducted extra lessons; had previous conviction; penalty was $200, transfer and reprimand"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the previous conviction was relevant to the penalty determination","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Previous conviction was for corporal punishment, current offence was extra lessons"}

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Facts of the Case

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A teacher was charged with misconduct for soliciting a bribe and conducting extra lessons. He was found liable only on the second charge of conducting extra lessons and was penalized with a $200 fine, transfer to Mudzi District and a reprimand. He appealed against the penalty as excessive.

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