An Economic Appraisal of the ‘New Dispensation’
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Overtime payment remains problematic
Overtime payment remains problematic | The Chronicle Davies Ndumiso SibandaOVERTIME compensations disputes are one of those disputes between employers and workers that will not end with employers wanting free labour and workers wanting to make more money through overtime. The Labour Act Chapter 28:01 provides for overtime payment at double the normal rate for …
Zim is open of business, but the labour law is closed
Zim is open of business, but the labour law is closed newsday Zimbabwe is open for business has become a common phrase in Zimbabwe. Events leading to the ushering in of the new dispensation in Zimbabwe has introduced these phrases.This mantra is not the correct realisation of what is on the ground with regards to …
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General Notice 343 of 2018. Public Holidays and Prohibition of Business Act [Chapter 10:21] Public Holidays 2019
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Farm workers demand 100% salary hike
Farm workers demand 100% salary hike newsday THE Progressive Agriculture and Allied Industries Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Paawuz) has asked the government to increase the minimum wage for farm workers by at least 100% to $150 per month, saying the current payments were peanuts. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Paawuz general secretary, Raymond Sixpence told NewsDay that …
$17bn lost to land reform chaos
$17bn lost to land reform chaos Financial Gazette 8/5/2018 Tabitha Mutenga Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE has lost nearly $17 billion in agricultural exports and production to land invasions since 2000, independent economist John Robertson says. This disclosure comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has been desperate to revive the sector through a cocktail of measures, including …
How renewal of fixed-term contracts impacts on workers
How renewal of fixed-term contracts impacts on workers A fixed-term contract of employment is one which specifies the duration of the contract or lapses at the completion of a specific task. These contracts may be renewed by the parties depending on the terms of the contract. Cephas Mavhondo,Advocate The continuous renewal of fixed-term contracts …
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Tourism sector gets salary increase
Tourism sector gets salary increase Leonard Ncube in Victoria FallsEMPLOYERS in the tourism sector have offered a five percent basic salary increase, which will see the lowest paid grade earning $128 per month excluding other perks. The increase followed protracted collective bargaining negotiations that lasted for two months as the employer and workers failed …
Separation of managerial and non-managerial workers committees
Separation of managerial and non-managerial workers committees Davies Ndumiso SibandaMANY organisations have managerial employees who unlawfully serve the non-managerial workers committee and at the same time unlawfully subscribe to the non-managerial employees trade unions. Our labour legislation creates a distinction between managerial and non-managerial employees and is express in section 23 that non-managerial employees …
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Call for labour laws review
Call for labour laws review Prince Sunduzani, Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S labour legislation should be harmonised to reduce conflicts and complement Government’s efforts to create a conducive investment environment, a labour expert has said. NCS labour relations and training consultancy principal consultant, Ms Gladys Mpemba, believes there are a lot of grey areas within the labour legislation, …