MacLeod Tarambiwa v University of Zimbabwe

[2021] ZWLC 55

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

23 March 2021

Citation

[2021] ZWLC 55

Judgment No.

LC/H/55/2021

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

B.S. Chidziva

Full Bench

B.S. Chidziva

Areas of Law

Labour lawDisciplinary proceedings

Keywords

disciplinary reviewprocedural fairnessbiassuspensiondismissal

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Staff Disciplinary Committee proceedings were procedurally irregular","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Denial of access to office documents, minute taker's conduct, pre-hearing meeting exclusion"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Appeals Committee was properly constituted and free from bias","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Mr Ndoma's involvement, postponement denial, lack of communication about recusal"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Respondent had jurisdiction to handle the matter","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Matter referred to Labour Officer"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, employed by the University of Zimbabwe since 1990 and promoted to Chief Security Officer in 1998, was dismissed following disciplinary proceedings for alleged misconduct related to thefts on campus. He applied for review challenging multiple procedural irregularities in both the Staff Disciplinary Committee and Appeals Committee proceedings.

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