MURINGI v AIR ZIMBABWE CORPORATION & ORS 1997 (1) ZLR 357 (H)
Citation | 1997 (1) ZLR 357 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-60-97 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Robinson J |
Heard | 26 March 1997 |
Judgment | 9 April 1997 |
Counsel | J C Andersen SC, for the applicant |
Case Type | Civil application |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Administrative law — bias — avoidance of — Minister having been member of Cabinet which approved termination of employment of general manager of a parastatal — same Minister subsequently being asked under labour legislation to approve termination — Minister disqualified on grounds of bias from dealing with matter
Aviation — Air Zimbabwe Corporation — general manager — whether Corporation's Board required to obtain approval of Minister of Transport to dismiss general manager
Employment — contract — termination — on notice — application to Minister for approval of termination — Minister obliged to observe rules of natural justice and give employee an opportunity to make representations — nature of representations that must be allowed
Employment — Labour Relations (General Conditions of Employment) (Termination of Employment) Regulations 1985 — application to Minister for approval of termination of contract of employment — whether Minister may delegate power to grant approval
Employment — wrongful dismissal — reinstatement — court's discretion as to whether to order reinstatement — general manager of parastatal — Government and Board having lost confidence and trust in him — reinstatement wholly inappropriate
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