ConCourt challenge by Zambezi Gas: Public hope versus legal fate

Letters to the Editor: ConCourt challenge by Zambezi Gas: Public hope versus legal fate   Chronicle 13/2/2020  Scott Panashe Mamimine NR Barber, a mining firm, in an urgent chamber application is seeking the Constitutional Court’s permission to challenge last month’s Supreme Court ruling which converted United States dollar debts to the Zimdollar at a rate …

Domestic workers wages set

Domestic workers wages set By Newsday – February 11, 2020 BY BLESSED MHLANGA THE government has set the basic salary of a domestic worker at $168 per month. Through Statutory Instrument 37 of 2020, Public Service minister Paul Mavima, set the minimum wages that gardeners, housekeepers and old age minders can be paid. “With effect of date …

Employers oppose blanket minimum wage . . . Demand sector specific model

Employers oppose blanket minimum wage . . . Demand sector specific model  Chronicle 12/2/2020   Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter EMPLOYERS have said they prefer a sector-specific wage review mechanism as opposed to a national minimum wage policy being advocated by social partners under the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF). In its submission, the Employers’ Confederation …

Firm challenges Zim dollar ruling

Firm challenges Zim dollar ruling  Chronicle 11/2/2020   Fidelis Munyoro and Yeukai Karengezeka, Harare B ureau MINING firm NR Barber has approached the Constitutional Court for permission to challenge the Supreme Court ruling last month which converted United States dollar debts to the Zimbabwe dollar at a rate of 1:1 in line with Statutory Instrument …

Labour minister warned of Law change

Labour minister warned of Law change 7/2/2020 Zimbabwe Independent LABOUR minister Paul Mavima has been warned that the changes made to the Labour Law Amendment Bill draft by the Attorney-General’s Office could have devastating effects on the country if the law is passed in its current form. A raft of proposed wholesale changes was made …

Setting the labour relations tone is the CEO’s job

Setting the labour relations tone is the CEO’s job Chronicle 6/2/2020   Labour Matters, Davies Numiso Sibanda MANY organisations have labour relations problems which they blame on human resources staff, yet the responsibility for the tone of labour relations in an organisation lies with the chief executive. Not long ago, I met a chief executive …

Zimra clears the air on Capital Gains Tax

Zimra clears the air on Capital Gains Tax  0 January 31, 2020 5:06 PM Source: Zimra clears the air on Capital Gains Tax – NewsDay Zimbabwe January 31, 2020 BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has said couples intending to sell their jointly-owned matrimonial houses are obliged to pay double Capital Gains Tax, with each of the …