Chinhoyi University of Technology v Chinhoyi University of Technology Workers

[2014] ZWLC 268

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

6 June 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 268

Judgment No.

LC/H/268/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

B S Chidziva

Full Bench

B S Chidziva

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Law

Keywords

retrenchmentterminationjoint ventureenterprise closurestatutory benefits

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the employer terminated the employees' contract of employment by retrenchment","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Enterprise closure, letter advising workers to join new venture"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the taking over of the farm in a joint venture constitutes termination of employment","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Joint venture takeover, enterprise closure"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant university's farm operations were taken over by a joint venture between Zimbabwe National Army and Chinese Government. The university advised its workers to join the new venture and indicated it would discuss statutory payments later. The workers joined the new venture expecting retrenchment packages, leading to arbitration which ordered payment of retrenchment packages.

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