Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement Press Presentation on Payment of Land Rentals and 9 Notices of Offer Letter Withdrawals
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Statutory Instrument 96 of 2017. Collective Bargaining Agreement: Agricultural Wages. General Agriculture
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What is justifiable compassionate leave?
What is justifiable compassionate leave? Chronicle 31 August 2017 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour matters WHILE a lot has been written about special leave, it remains problematic for both workers and the employer resulting in frequent conflicts when employees ask for special leave and employers object. Special leave is guided by provisions of sections 14B of …
Dispossessed Zimbabwean farmers launch new international legal initiative ahead of SADC Summit of Heads of State
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SADC Tribunal Rights Watch, Zimbabwe 20 August 2017 Dispossessed Zimbabwean farmers launch new international legal initiative ahead of SADC Summit of Heads of State Dispossessed Zimbabwean commercial farmers have launched a new international legal initiative to seek justice and compensation for the loss of …
The law and retirement
The law and retirement The Chronicle 25 August 2017 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour Matters THERE have been many disputes related to retirement with workers wanting to remain in employment and employers demanding that workers should leave. The Labour Act Chapter 28:01 is silent on retirement date as it leaves the decision on retirement to individual employers …
Deciding labour matters on technicalities
Deciding labour matters on technicalities Davies Ndumiso Sibanda WHILE a lot has been written about problems related to deciding labour matters on technicalities, many workers who go on to lose cases over-rely on technicalities as a basis for appeals. In one of my recent articles I wrote about the law and deciding matters on technicalities, …
General Notice 456 of 2017. Land Acquisition
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Landmark ruling says 3-month notice dismissals unlawful
Landmark ruling says 3-month notice dismissals unlawful Daniel Nemukuyu, Harare BureauTHOUSANDS of workers who were fired on three months’ notice without their consent after the 2015 Zuva Petroleum judgment, are now entitled to reinstatement or payment of damages after the Labour Court ruled that they were unlawfully dismissed. In a landmark judgment, the head of …
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Land Acquisition – Herald 4 August 2017
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The right to be heard and the law
The right to be heard and the law August 3, 2017 Business Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersMANY workers have been advised by their representatives not to attend disciplinary hearings and in the end find themselves dismissed while absent. At law, when the employer advises the worker of the date, time and venue of the disciplinary hearing, he …