Simbarashe Madzinga v Secretary for the Public Service Commission

[2014] ZWLC 702

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

24 October 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 702

Judgment No.

LC/H/702/14

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

F.C. Maxwell

Full Bench

F.C. Maxwell

Areas of Law

Labour lawPublic service regulations

Keywords

Absence from dutySection 63(e) Public Service RegulationsProspects of success

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether applicant has prospects of success on appeal to Supreme Court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's grounds of appeal challenging factual findings and exercise of discretion"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant was dismissed from public service for being absent from duty for more than thirty days without leave after his suspension expired on 29 June 2011. His appeal to the Labour Court was dismissed on the basis that the dismissal was in terms of section 63(e) of the Public Service Regulations, 2000.

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