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Labour Court
Lameck Chirande v Phoenix Consolidated Industries Limited
LC-H-90-16
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
19 February 2016
Citation
LC-H-90-16
Neutral Citation
[2016] ZWLC 90
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Chivizhe J
Full Bench
Chivizhe J
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment disciplinary proceedings
Keywords
protective clothingsafety regulationsdismissalNational Employment Councildisciplinary appeal
Tags
disciplinary appealsafety regulationsprotective clothing
legislation
Statutes Cited
- National Employment Council for the Plastics Manufacturing Industry Collective Bargaining Agreement
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was properly found guilty of violating health and safety regulations","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant wore old overall instead of new work suit; no policy prohibited old uniforms"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the penalty of dismissal was properly imposed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant had prior final written warning; misconduct nature"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, an employee of the respondent, was dismissed for wearing an old phased-out overall instead of the new work suit provided by the employer, allegedly violating health and safety regulations. The National Employment Council upheld the dismissal, prompting this appeal.
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