Judith Mhizha v Premier Service Medical Aid Society

[2014] ZWLC 402

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

4 July 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 402

Judgment No.

LC/H/402/14

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

L Hove

Full Bench

L Hove

Areas of Law

Labour lawAdministrative law

Keywords

fair hearingappeals committeedisciplinary hearingreview grounds

Tags

administrative reviewdisciplinary appeallabour dispute

legislation

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Case Summary

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether Appeals Committee failed to conduct a hearing","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Matter decided on written submissions only"}
{"issue_text":"Whether Appeals Committee failed to keep record of proceedings","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"No formal record kept"}
{"issue_text":"Whether hearsay evidence was improperly admitted","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Domestic tribunal rules apply"}
{"issue_text":"Whether decision was grossly unreasonable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employee made admissions"}
{"issue_text":"Whether Appeals Committee failed to apply mind to facts","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Committee considered hearing committee decision"}
{"issue_text":"Whether bias, malice or interest existed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"No specific allegations made"}

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Background

The appellant, a managerial employee, was dismissed for misconduct after a disciplinary hearing. She appealed to the Appeals Committee which upheld her dismissal without conducting an oral hearing, instead deciding the matter on written submissions. She sought review of this decision.

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