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Labour Court
D. Padare & 176 Others v Surface Investments (Pvt) Ltd
LC/H/471/2014
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
15 July 2014
Citation
LC/H/471/2014
Neutral Citation
[2014] ZWLC 471
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
G. Musariri
Full Bench
G. Musariri
Areas of Law
Labour LawArbitration
Keywords
arbitration awardpoint of lawlocus standitrade unionsection 98(10)
Tags
arbitration appeallocus standitrade union representation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]
- Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether D. Padare had locus standi to institute legal proceedings on behalf of the other appellants","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Notice of Appeal signed by trade union official, not D. Padare"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appeal raises points of law as required by section 98(10) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Grounds of Appeal include claim that arbitrator erred on point of law regarding lawful termination"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Appellants appealed against an arbitration award concerning the termination of their employment contracts. The appeal was instituted by a trade union official on behalf of 177 employees. Respondent raised preliminary objections regarding locus standi and whether the appeal raised points of law as required by section 98(10) of the Labour Act.
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