Representation by labour consultants in labour matters

Representation by labour consultants in labour matters May 25, 2017 Business WHILE a lot has been said by the courts about the place of labour consultants in dispute resolution, this remains a highly contested area between labour consultants, labour officers and trade unionists. There are many reasons why labour officers and trade unionists are not comfortable …

When the arbitrator goes bully, options available

When the arbitrator goes bully, options available May 18, 2017 Business Davies Ndumiso SibandaONE of the most difficult things is to appear before an arbitrator or labour officer who uses bullying or threatening approach to the parties to a hearing especially when one makes submissions that do not sit well with the arbitrator or labour officer’s …

‘We told Chidyausiku to defy land seizure rulings’

‘We told Chidyausiku to defy land seizure rulings’ By ZimSitRep_M | May 9, 2017 4 Comments Source: ‘We told Chidyausiku to defy land seizure rulings’ – DailyNews Live Farayi Machamire      9 May 2017 HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has confessed to giving the late retiredChief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku unconstitutional Executive orders tookay the seizure of white-owned farms. Commenting on …

Measures to avoid retrenchment require careful thought

Measures to avoid retrenchment require careful thought May 4, 2017 Business Davies Ndumiso SibandaMANY employers struggle with payment of salaries that they can no longer afford and end up breaking the law when they can either negotiate salary reduction with affected workers or apply for exemption. When the business recognises that it is struggling it must …

Communal Lands Act reduces villagers to squatters: Maguwu

Communal Lands Act reduces villagers to squatters: Maguwu April 29, 2017 in News CENTRE for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) director Farai Maguwu has called for the urgent repeal of the Communal Lands Act (1981) that has been used to evict people without compensation where mining activities take place like what happened in Chiadzwa in 2009. By PAIDAMOYO …