Murevegwu Hwaire v The Minister of Primary & Secondary Education N.O. & Another

[2014] ZWLC 633

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

26 September 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 633

Judgment No.

LC/H/633/14

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L Kudya

Full Bench

L Kudya

Areas of Law

Labour lawDisciplinary proceedings

Keywords

Teacher misconductProcedural irregularitiesDisciplinary hearingReinstatement

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether procedural irregularities in the disciplinary hearing vitiated the proceedings","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Leading questions asked, failure to take mitigation, committee calling witness"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Testimony of complainant, lack of corroborating evidence"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

A teacher employed at Chinyika Secondary School was dismissed for allegedly asking a pupil to have a love relationship with him, making inappropriate comments about her breasts, patting her cheeks, and exchanging vulgar words. The disciplinary committee found him guilty on three counts and dismissed him.

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