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Labour Court
Itayi Marufu v Trojan Nickel Mine (Pvt) Ltd
[2023] ZWLC 225
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
24 July 2023
Citation
[2023] ZWLC 225
Judgment No.
LC/H/225/23
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L.M. Murasi J
Areas of Law
Labour LawEmployment Discipline
Keywords
dismissaldisciplinary committeefraudprocurement procedurecompany policy
Tags
disciplinary hearingfraud chargeprocurement policyemployment misconduct
legislation
Statutes Cited
- No statutes were cited or interpreted in this judgment. The court relied entirely on common law principles.
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the Appeals Committee erred in upholding dismissal based on non-existent company policy","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"No written policy for personal purchases; established practice existed"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether fraud charge was properly characterized given civil nature of proceedings","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Standard of proof in civil vs criminal proceedings"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether appellant was afforded opportunity to address mitigation","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant claimed no mitigation hearing"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Appellant, employed as Concentrator Manager, was dismissed for allegedly making personal purchases using company procurement system without authority. Disciplinary and Appeals Committees upheld the dismissal. Appellant appealed to Labour Court.
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