Zimbabwe International Quarries (Pvt) Limited v Nicholas Mazodze & Another

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/125/24

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

20 February 2024

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/125/24

Neutral Citation

[2024] ZWLC 125

Judgment No.

LC/H/125/24

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Chivizhe, J

Full Bench

Chivizhe, J

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

leave to appealSupreme Courtdraft notice of appealcondonationpoint in liminedisciplinary hearingconciliationquestion of law

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the point in limine regarding the defective draft notice of appeal should succeed","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The draft notice of appeal refers to 'Applicant' instead of 'Appellant'"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the intended appeal raises a question of law","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The intended appeal concerns the lawfulness of disciplinary proceedings during pending conciliation"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the intended appeal has reasonable prospects of success","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Conflicting Supreme Court decisions exist on the issue"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against a Labour Court judgment that found disciplinary proceedings unlawful because a pending conciliation process existed before the National Employment Council for the mining industry. The applicant contends that an employer is entitled to institute disciplinary hearings notwithstanding a pending conciliation process.

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