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Charles Dube was charged with non-compliance with established procedures and standard instructions.
Labour Court president Ms Betty Chidziva recently upheld the dismissal of Dube, saying he was negligent in safeguarding the fuel coupons.
Dube’s actions resulted in a substantial amount of fuel being issued out irregularly to A2 farmers with a potential prejudice to Hippo Valley.
In his arguments at the Labour Court, Dube said he was not given the opportunity to present his case to the disciplinary committee of the company.
He said there was a lapsed system in place on the control of fuel coupons, so the prejudice was not as a result of his action or omission.
But Hippo Valley representatives argued that the dismissal was appropriate since the breach of contract was gross. They said that during the internal disciplinary hearing, Dube could not dispute that some farmers were alleging that he had sold fuel coupons to them. Ms Chidziva said Dube as an accounts clerk should have appreciated that he was accountable for the fuel coupons that he received or distributed.
She found no merit in Dube’s appeal and dismissed it with costs.
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