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Labour Court
City of Harare v A Gwatiringa and 2 Others
[2013] ZWLC 654
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
31 January 2014
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 654
Judgment No.
LC/H/654/2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Manyangadze J
Full Bench
Manyangadze JMakamure J
Areas of Law
Labour LawCollective BargainingEmployment Contracts
Keywords
acting allowancepromotionlegitimate expectationstatutory instrumentarbitration
Tags
acting allowancepromotionlegitimate expectationcollective bargaining agreement
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Relations Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondents were entitled to acting allowance without written appointment","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No evidence of written appointment; Collective Bargaining Agreement requirements"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondents had legitimate expectation of promotion to Finance Manager Grade 4","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No evidence of acting appointment; position not on organogram"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether appeal raised questions of law","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Mixed questions of law and fact"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, City of Harare, appealed against an arbitral award that ordered it to pay acting allowances to three employees and appoint them to the substantive position of Finance Manager Grade 4. The employees claimed they had performed duties of a higher grade from 2006 to 2012 without receiving acting allowances.
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