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Unsecured wage underpayment agreement illegal 3-4 minutes Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersMANY employers have wage and salary agreements with employees that are way below the legal minimums for the particular jobs in terms of the appropriate industry regulations resulting in many legal challenges when the employee leaves employment for whatever reason. Jane worked in a …
Private sector braces for pay hike demands Ndakaziva Majaka, Deputy Markets Editor Private sector braces for pay hike demands THE private sector is priming for widespread salary increment demands following a recent 15 percent salary bump for civil servants, a local research firm has said.Despite general employer sentiment that Zimbabwean wages are too high, IH …
What is prescription in labour cases? Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersMANY workers try to bring up cases that happened a long time ago arguing that they were unfairly treated only to lose these cases with costs when the courts rule that the matters have prescribed. Prescription of disputes provisions are covered in section 94 of the …
Sugar industry workers seek Govt intervention The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Hundreds of workers in the sugar industry are seeking Government assistance to protect them from being forced to pay double subscriptions to two rival labour unions that are involved in an acrimonious fight for members. There are over 18 000 people involved in …
AFFIDAVIT I the undersigned, __________________________________________________ hereby make oath and solemnly swear: 1. I am over the age of 18 and I am currently a resident of ………………………………. 2. I suffer no legal disabilities and have personal knowledge of the facts set forth below which are to the best of my knowledge and belief true …
AFFIDAVIT I………………………………………………………………………………………… (National Identity Number: …………………………………………………………..) do make oath and solemnly swear that: 1. I was employed as a……………………………………………………………………………… on …………………………………………………………………………. Farm (“the Farm”) in………………………………………………….. District by……………………………………………………………………………. (“my employer”). 2. Sometime in ………………………….. my employer ceased farming operations on the farm. My employer then proceeded to offer retrenchment packages to all the farm employees …
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The law and workers who get rulings against them Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersTHERE is confusion regarding rulings by Labour Officers or Designated Agents where the officer rules against an employee and the employee does not agree with the ruling and Designated Agent or Labour Officer to an extent that many workers feel short-changed. While I …
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Labour Matters: Omnibus clause dilemma Davies Ndumiso SibandaONE of the most feared charges by employees is where the employer alleges the worker acted in a manner inconsistent with implied conditions of his contract and almost in all cases this leads to dismissal of an employee. While the law says this charge is a common law …