ZCTU picks judge to draft labour Bill

ZCTU picks judge to draft labour Bill April 7, 2017 in Business AS the fallout from government’s decision to handpick labour lawyer Rodgers Matsikidze to draft proposed amendments to the Labour Act continues, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has contracted a retired judge to draft its own amendments to the Act, businessdigest has established. By Kudzai …

Mixed reactions over labour Bill

Mixed reactions over labour Bill National Report April 6, 2017 By Staff Reporter ZCTU secretary-general, Japhet Moyo TRIPARTITE Negotiation Forum (TNF) stakeholders from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and Employers Confederation of Zimbabwe (EMCOZ) have expressed mixed feelings towards the recently proposed Zero Draft Labour Bill in a development that is likely to prolong …

Statutory Instruments 42, 43 and 44 of 2017 – Fixed Term Contracts

The following 3 statutory instruments are Collective Bargaining Agreements in the Tea and Coffee, Kapenta and General Agriculture sectors. They cover Fixed Term Contracts in each sector. Please click on the relevant sector below for information. Statutory Instrument 42 of 2017 – Tea and Coffee Sector Statutory Instrument 43 of 2017 – Kapenta Sector Statutory …

All for nothing

All for nothing Opinions March 23, 2017By Own Correspondent The late Ian Douglas Smith By Vince Musewe I HAVE just finished reading CG Tracey’s book — All for nothing — and I am quite impressed at how men and women like him gave all they had to build Zimbabwe. A Zimbabwe we have managed, in just 37 years, …

Tax Implications of recent changes in Value Added Tax on some goods

Tax Implications of recent changes in Value Added Tax on some goods March 23, 2017 Business The Government made critical amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) legislation during this first half of this year. These changes have some significant tax effects which operators need to take note of when submitting returns for February and in …

Implications of High Court ruling on sacked workers

Implications of High Court ruling on sacked workers March 23, 2017 Business Matthias Ruziwa HR Issues“In terms of section 167(3) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the concerned High Court judgment is temporary or provisional in nature and not legally enforceable or binding before it has been confirmed by the Constitutional Court which is reposed with the unique …