Sylvernos Ushe v Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe

[2013] ZWLC 480

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

11 October 2013

Citation

[2013] ZWLC 480

Judgment No.

LC/H/480/2013

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Kudya J

Full Bench

Kudya J

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment law

Keywords

DismissalArbitrationGross incompetencyDisciplinary hearingAppeal

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal raises any point of law","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant raised grounds of gross miscarriage of justice, failure to comply with Labour Act, and substantive fairness"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator exercised discretion capriciously or improperly","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant claimed arbitrator ignored his submissions and relied only on respondent's submissions"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant, employed as Finance Manager by the respondent, was dismissed for gross incompetency following a disciplinary hearing. The arbitrator upheld the dismissal, and the appellant appealed to the Labour Court on various grounds including procedural unfairness and substantive unfairness.

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