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Labour Court
Mirriam Ratisai v Old Mutual Life Assurance Pvt Ltd
[2020] ZWLC 210
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
23 July 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWLC 210
Judgment No.
LC/H/210/2020
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Kachambwa J
Full Bench
Kachambwa J
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment lawDisciplinary proceedings
Keywords
DismissalWorkers committeeCollective job actionMisconductAppeal
Tags
Disciplinary hearingWorkers committeeCollective job action
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Employment contract clause 8(1)
- Old Mutual Code of Conduct
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant's actions as a workers committee member constituted misconduct justifying dismissal","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant's role in organizing canteen gathering, sit-in at management offices"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the penalty of dismissal was too severe","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant's long service, workers committee role"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, a workers committee member, was dismissed for allegedly organizing a collective job action by misrepresenting to employees that management wanted to address them in the canteen, leading to a sit-in and negative media coverage. She appealed against both the conviction and the penalty of dismissal.
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