Chikwanha Brighton v Alpha Media Holdings (PVT) Ltd

[2016] ZWLC 791

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

30 December 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 791

Judgment No.

LC/H/791/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Muzofa J

Full Bench

Muzofa J

Areas of Law

Labour lawRetrenchmentConstitutional law

Keywords

retrenchment packagesection 12(c) Labour ActLabour Amendment Act 2015constitutional challenge

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the application for confirmation of the labour officer's ruling should be held in abeyance pending determination of the constitutional challenge to section 18 of the Labour Amendment Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent has filed HC 6986/16 challenging constitutionality of section 18"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

A labour officer (the applicant) ruled that Evans Mangwanya, a former employee of Alpha Media Holdings, was entitled to a retrenchment package of US$1,398.80 under section 12(c) of the Labour Act. The respondent opposed confirmation of this ruling, arguing that section 18 of the Labour Amendment Act 2015 (which provides the basis for the retrenchment claim) is unconstitutional and has challenged it in the High Court.

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