Crest Poultry Group (Private) Limited v Dr Hope Pachena

[2025] ZWLC 296

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

25 June 2025

Citation

[2025] ZWLC 296

Judgment No.

LC/H/296/2025

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Kudya J

Full Bench

Kudya J

Areas of Law

Labour LawConstructive DismissalArbitral Awards

Keywords

constructive dismissalarbitral awardcurrency conversionSI 33/19moot appealdecade-long litigation

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether a hearing on the substance of the appeal is still necessary and whether a controversy still exists between the parties in view of the position adopted by the appellant that it will comply with the arbitrator award on the basis that the sum awarded by the arbitrator has converted at the rate of one to one by operation of the law vis SI33/19","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant concedes liability; currency conversion not before arbitrator"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The case involves a decade-long dispute over a 2013 arbitral award of USD 115,000 for constructive dismissal. The employer/appellant now concedes liability but disputes the currency conversion rate, while the employee/respondent argues the appeal has become moot.

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