Thando Ncube v Fidelity Printers and Refineries (Private) Limited

[2020] ZWSC 62

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

1 June 2020

Citation

[2020] ZWSC 62

Judgment No.

SC 62/20

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Makarau JA

Full Bench

Makarau JA

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Law

Keywords

dismissalmisconductfake burial orderReserve Bankworkers committeediscretion

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether applicant has prospects of success on appeal against Labour Court decision","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"All grounds of intended appeal"}
{"issue_text":"Whether Labour Court erred in upholding charge based on unlawful Reserve Bank policy","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Reserve Bank condition for accessing arrears"}
{"issue_text":"Whether penalty of dismissal was invalid due to lack of Workers' Committee consultation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondent's code of conduct"}
{"issue_text":"Whether Labour Court should have interfered with dismissal penalty","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Circumstances meriting less severe penalty"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a senior security officer, was dismissed for using a fake burial order to access owed salary arrears from the Reserve Bank. The Labour Court dismissed his appeal. He now seeks leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.

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