The Labour Amendment Bill as gazetted on August 14, 2015

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 …

Labour Bill bears relief for workers

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 …

Hope for workers…Parliament to gazette Labour Act Amendment…Legislature ‘will fast-track’ new labour law

Hope for workers…Parliament to gazette Labour Act Amendment…Legislature ‘will fast-track’ new labour law August 13, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau—Parliament is expected to gazette the Labour Amendment Bill tomorrow, a development that will kick-start the process to stop job losses that have affected tens of thousands of workers over the past four weeks. Both private and …

Zuva managers have no right of appeal

Zuva managers have no right of appeal August 6, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterA judge of the Constitutional Court has ruled that the constitutional appeal by two former Zuva Petroleum managers against termination of employment on notice was a legal nullity because the pair had no right of appeal. Dismissing a chamber application …

Statutory Instrument 80 of 2015

Proclamation Establish a Commission of Inquiry into the Conversion Process used in the Conversion of Pensions and Insurance Benefits from Zimbabwean dollars to United States dollars to provide the Insurance and Pensions Industry a transparent process for addressing the aforesaid conversion.   Please click here to open this document which is saved in Adobe

Supreme Court in another labour judgment

Supreme Court in another labour judgment July 28, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter—The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that payment of housing, educational and other allowances is not a right to workers and employers are not obliged to pay them unless there is an agreement binding on the parties to that effect. Justice Venanda Ziyambi, sitting …