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Labour Court
Locardia Chikwanha v The Wattle Company
[2013] ZWLC 24
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
30 August 2013
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 24
Judgment No.
LC/MC/24/2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L F Kudya
Full Bench
L F Kudya
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment disciplinary proceedings
Keywords
disciplinary committeethefttimberlegal representationbalance of probabilities
Tags
unfair dismissaldisciplinary hearingtheft allegationcode of conduct
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the disciplinary committee was properly constituted","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Composition of disciplinary committee"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether appellant was denied constitutional right to legal representation","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Code of Conduct provisions on legal representation"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether sufficient evidence existed to find appellant guilty of theft on balance of probabilities","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Evidence of connivance with Nigel Mutara, accomplice witness testimony"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, employed as a salesperson by The Wattle Company, was dismissed after a disciplinary committee found her guilty of conniving with others to steal timber from her workplace. She appealed against both the conviction and dismissal penalty.
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