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New labour law disastrous – CFU September 2, 2015 in National, News ZIMBABWE’s amended labour legislation, signed into law by President Robert Mugabe last week, spells doom for the country’s moribund economy, the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) has warned. BY RICHARD CHIDZA In an internal memorandum to members seen by NewsDay, CFU deputy director, Marc Carrie-Wilson …
Deal sealed..Labour Amendment Bill becomes law August 28, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Clemence Manyukwe News Editor—PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has signed into law the Labour Amendment Bill, to repeal common law provisions that had been used by employers to fire workers on three months’ notice, in a development that will bring relief to workers who were being sent …
BILL WATCH 33/2015 [24th August 2015] Labour Amendment Bill Fast-Tracked through Parliament The Supreme Court Judgment of 17th July 2015 On 17th July the Supreme Court handed down its decision upholding an employer’s common law contractual right to terminate employment by three months’ notice, in the case of Don Nyamande and Kingstone Donga v Zuva …
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More changes to labour law…bosses, workers in talks over packages by Lincoln Towindo | Sunday, Aug 23, 2015 | 2947 views The Labour Act will be further amended to incorporate input from trade unions and business, as tripartite negotiations on the future of workers dismissed on three-month notices since July 17, 2015 begin. Minister Mupfumira The Sunday …
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Labour Bill sails through Parly August 19, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Minister Mupfumira Farirai Machivenyika and Zvamaida Murwira—Workers were the biggest winners yesterday after the National Assembly passed the Labour Amendment Bill without amendments after a protracted debate which saw the House overturning an adverse report issued by the Parliamentary Legal Committee. The Bill now awaits transmission to …
BILL WATCH 32/2015 [17th August 2015] Parliament Recalled to Pass Labour Amendment Bill The Labour Amendment Bill was gazetted late in the afternoon of Friday 14th August. The President has recalled both Houses of Parliament to deal with the Bill as a matter of urgency: the National Assembly will meet on Tuesday 18th August, the …
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Job losses reprieve August 15, 2015 in National, News GOVERNMENT has proposed a minimum retrenchment package for workers in the event that their work contracts have been terminated on notice in the new Labour Amendment Bill. by VENERANDA LANGA/PAIDAMOYO MUZULU This comes as President Robert Mugabe has hastily recalled Parliament to deliberate on the Labour Amendment Bill on …
Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries cries foul by Sunday Mail Reporter | Sunday, Aug 16, 2015 | 529 views Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries president Mr Busisa Moyo says businesses face collapse as a result of provisions of the Labour Amendment Bill should they be adopted at law. Companies, both public and private, have fired an estimated 20 000 …
The Labour Amendment Bill as gazetted on August 14, 2015 by Zimpapers News Wire | Sunday, Aug 16, 2015 | 1354 views Memorandum The Labour Amendment Bill has come about in recognition of the need not only to align labour laws with the Constitution, in particular Section 65 on Labour Rights, but also to promote productivity and …
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Labour Bill bears relief for workers August 14, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Herald Reporters—PROPOSED amendments to the Labour Act will remove the common law right of an employer to unilaterally dismiss employees on notice, but have also streamlined retrenchment procedures and will require works councils and employment councils to include minimum compensation in collectivebargaining agreements in the …