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Call for labour laws review Prince Sunduzani, Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S labour legislation should be harmonised to reduce conflicts and complement Government’s efforts to create a conducive investment environment, a labour expert has said. NCS labour relations and training consultancy principal consultant, Ms Gladys Mpemba, believes there are a lot of grey areas within the labour legislation, …
Retrospective application of the law on the Zuva Judgment Davies Ndumiso SibandaTHE long legal battle regarding employees who were terminated on notice and the subsequent decision by Parliament to grant such terminated employees a retrenchment package was brought to an end in the Constitutional Court Judgment of Greatermans Stores (1979) (PRIVATE) LIMITED t/a Thomas …
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TM labour case: The Zuva ghost On 17th July 2015, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe delivered a judgment in Don Nyamande and Another v Zuva Petroleum (Private) Limited: SC 43/15 to the effect that in terms of our common law, the employer had a right to terminate a permanent employment contract on notice. Cephas Mavhondo,lawyer …
The law and trade union visits Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersWITH the rise in number of trade unions, many employers find the numerous requests by the trade unions to see workers very difficult to handle more so when the unions are aggressive in their approach. Section 7 of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 provides guidelines …
Govt tightens screws on directors Business ReporterGovernment is working on amendments to the Companies Act with a view to tightening legal provisions and placing increased fiduciary duty of responsibility and accountability on company directors by empowering shareholders and workers to sue directors over reckless conduct regarding a firm’s business. Minorities with collective interest amounting …
Employers fight compensation claims – NewsDay Zimbabwe newsday EMPLOYERS have resolved to partner Wintertons Legal Practitioners to fight cases of compensation demands by workers fired for misconduct. BY KUDZAI KUWAZA Section 12 of the Labour Amendment Act Number 5 of 2015 entitles workers who have been dismissed to receive compensation, which includes notice pay. Speaking …
Risk of paying costs scares workers from approaching Labour Court Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersWITH many workers who lose cases at the Labour Court having to pay costs to the other party, an appeal to the Court has become a risky business. The question now being asked by many workers and trade unionists is …
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UPDATED: Windfall for retrenched workers. . . ConCourt orders employers to pay damages for loss of jobs Chief Justice Luke Malaba Daniel Nemukuyu, Harare BureauThousands of workers whose contracts were arbitrarily terminated on notice pursuant to the infamous Zuva Petroleum judgment of July 2015 will now be paid damages for loss of employment. The highest …
Pay rise for Tongaat Hulett workers Tongaat Hulett has approved a 7.5 percent and 15 percent pay rise for its employees Walter Mswazie in MasvingoABOUT 21 000 Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe workers in Chiredzi will this week smile all the way to the bank after their employer finally approved a 7.5 percent and 15 percent …
Workers have to submit to employer’s control Davies Ndumiso SibandaMANY workers have been dismissed for either failing to submit themselves to the employer’s control or failure to adhere to a lawful order out of ignorance of the law as they will be thinking the employer is victimising them. In the matter Innscor Africa vs …