Justine Bande v Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority

[2023] ZWLC 47

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

23 February 2023

Citation

[2023] ZWLC 47

Judgment No.

LC/H/47/2023

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

Kudya J

Full Bench

Kudya J

Areas of Law

Labour lawDisciplinary proceedingsProcedural fairness

Keywords

reviewdisciplinary committeebiasimpartialityTourism Industry CodeProcurement Act

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant was wrongly charged under the Tourism Industry Code instead of the Procurement Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant was charged under Tourism Industry Code; respondent chose this code as it falls under that area"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the chairperson was biased due to being married to applicant's superior","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Chairperson was married to applicant's superior who signed documents subject to enquiry"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the complainant's evidence was compromised by being an interested party","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Complainant was applicant's immediate supervisor and signatory to challenged procurement process"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought review of a disciplinary committee decision that found him guilty and led to his dismissal. He challenged the use of the Tourism Industry Code instead of the Procurement Act, alleged bias by the chairperson who was married to his superior, and claimed the complainant was an interested party.

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