Kushinga Rowan Machaka v Plan International

[2014] ZWLC 613

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

14 July 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 613

Judgment No.

LC/H/613/14

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

E Makamure

Full Bench

E Makamure

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Law

Keywords

domestic remedieslabour officerstatutory instrumentcode of conduct

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant properly approached the Labour Court without first exhausting domestic remedies by referring the matter to a Labour Officer","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant failed to refer matter to Labour Officer; appellant approached court directly"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal was properly before the court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Matter not referred to Labour Officer as required"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was dismissed by the respondent under Statutory Instrument 130/2003. Instead of referring his matter to a Labour Officer as required by the employment code, he directly approached the Labour Court. The respondent raised preliminary points challenging the court's jurisdiction.

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