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Disciplining senior employees requires smartness January 12, 2017 Business Davies Ndumiso SibandaDISCIPLINING senior employees for whatever reasons requires skill, great sensitivity and smartness to avoid having the process dragging the organisation through the mud. While I do not advocate for handling senior employees with a velvet glove, disciplining them is much more than picking at the …

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Miscarriage of justice in labour disputes December 29, 2016 Business Labour Matters, Davies Ndumiso SibandaREFERENCE of cases to the Labour Court by Labour Officers is seen as miscarriage of justice by many today as some cases are either not concluded or concluded in strange ways. The Labour Act Chapter 28:01 provisions of section 93(5) given in the …

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Selection criteria for retrenching December 15, 2016 Business Davies Ndumiso SibandaAT retrenchment, many workers take futile legal action arguing that the selection criteria for those leaving was not fair and when they lose they allege bias against them. The first thing workers have to understand is that in terms of retrenchment legislation, there is set procedure …

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What is labour broking? December 8, 2016 Business Matthias Ruziwa Hr Issues—   “In Zimbabwe, there is no express provision found within the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] with regards the practice of labour-broking. “Our courts are beginning to interpret the phenomenon as witnessed in the matter between Schweppes Zimbabwe v Stanley Takaendesa, judgement No LC/107/2014”.Over …

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Timber employers unhappy with minimum wage Companies & Markets December 1, 2016 By Cyril Zenda Workers want the minimum wage to remain fixed at US$150.     EMPLOYERS and workers in the country’s timber sector are fighting over the sector’s minimum wage of US$150, with employers demanding that this should be reduced to US$105 due to …

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Doctors do not grant sick leave November 24, 2016 Business Labour column, Davis Ndumiso SibandaMANY workers have found themselves on the wrong side of the law when they have absented themselves from work after being given a sick leave certificate by the doctor. The law is express on who grants sick leave and that is the employer. …

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Meaning of minimum retrenchment package October 27, 2016 Business Labour Matters, Davies Ndumiso SibandaTHERE is a lot of confusion regarding the minimum retrenchment package and the law, with workers thinking that there is room for negotiation for its betterment and employers thinking it is not negotiable. Section 12 C(i) of the Labour Act merely makes it obligatory …

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