Zim’s land law allows for TBs compensation

Zim’s land law allows for TBs compensation March 17, 2017 in Analysis, Comment, Opinion OUR national debt is understated. The Brett Chulu Column The compensation for improvements on acquired farms is yet to be quantified. In addition, as recently stated by Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa, acquired land itself in the case of Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement farms …

Godfrey Chidyausiku: End of an era (3)

Godfrey Chidyausiku: End of an era (3) Opinions March 16, 2017By Own Correspondent Outgoing Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku By Alex Magaisa IN contrast to his dismissive approach in the Tsvangirai case in 2002, Chidyausiku readily accepted that Mawarire had locus standi.Chidyausiku was not wrong to find that Mawarire had locus standi in 2013. He simply adopted the approach that …

The law and practice of employee transfer

The law and practice of employee transfer March 16, 2017 Business  Matthias Ruziwa HR Issues“It is the essence of a contract of master and servant that the servant should submit to the direction of the employer and obeys his employer’s instructions not only in the things he has to do but as to the time and manner …

Court rules out packages for retrenched workers

Court rules out packages for retrenched workers March 16, 2017 Local News Fidelis Munyoro and Tendai Rupapa, Harare BureauWorkers who lost employment after a Supreme Court ruling that allowed employers to terminate employment contracts on three months notice will not get anything, the High Court has ruled. Government relieved fired workers when it amended the labour law …

End of an era..Chief Justice Chidyausiku: A judge of the revolution (2)

End of an era..Chief Justice Chidyausiku: A judge of the revolution (2) Opinions March 9, 2017By Own Correspondent Out-going Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku By Alex Magaisa THE application which was also brought on behalf of other farmers sought to declare certain provisions of the Act to be unconstitutional. The matter came before Chidyausiku. He had to decide whether …

Employers challenge Labour Act amendments

Employers challenge Labour Act amendments March 9, 2017 Crime & Courts Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court ReporterEmployers challenging the constitutionality of amendments to the Labour Act — chief among them the provision that companies pay fired workers in retrospect — will have to wait for a pending Constitutional Court ruling. Government amended the labour law following a July 17 …

Chidyausiku, rule of law

Chidyausiku, rule of law and Mugabe March 3, 2017 in Analysis, Comment, Opinion “The rule of law is the antithesis of the existence of wide, arbitrary and discretionary powers in the hands of the executive. It is a celebration of individual rights and liberties, and all the values of a constitutional democracy, characterised by the absence of unregulated executive …

End of an era

End of an era Opinions March 2, 2017By Own Correspondent Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku ….Chief Justice Chidyausiku: A judge of the revolution By Alex Magaisa THIS week marks the end of Chief Justice Godfrey Guwa Chidyausiku’s long judicial career which began in 1987 when he was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Zimbabwe. He …