Shepherd Chipunza v Hammer & Tongues Auctioneers (Pvt) Ltd

LC/H/131/2021

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

9 July 2021

Citation

LC/H/131/2021

Neutral Citation

[2021] ZWLC 131

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Condonation

Bench

Presiding

G. Musariri

Full Bench

G. Musariri

Areas of Law

Labour lawCivil procedure

Keywords

condonationdelayprescriptionreviewunfair dismissal

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether condonation should be granted for a six-year delay in filing review application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Six-year delay from termination to filing"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the review application has prescribed in terms of the Prescription Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Six-year delay"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought condonation for a six-year delay in filing a review application challenging his termination of employment dated 18 February 2015. The application was filed on 19 March 2021. The applicant had pursued his claim through arbitration and up to the Supreme Court, which nullified the proceedings based on Sakarombe v Montana SC 44/20.

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