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Labour Court
Elizabeth Glasier Pediatric AIDS Foundation v Fenny Mwazozo & Anor
[2016] ZWLC 154
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
18 March 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 154
Judgment No.
LC/H/154/2016
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L. Kudya
Author
KUDYA, J
Full Bench
L. Kudya
Areas of Law
Employment LawLabour Relations
Keywords
gratuityseverance benefitsemployment handbookindustry codearbitration
Tags
gratuity calculationemployment handbookarbitration appeal
legislation
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in holding employees were entitled to gratuity under the employment handbook","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Handbook provisions, industry code formula, contract termination by effluxion of time"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding respondents were not aware of changes to employment contracts and manual","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Communication of amendments, evidence of delivery"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant employer terminated employees' contracts upon expiry and calculated gratuity using industry code formula instead of the more favorable provisions in the employment handbook. The employees successfully arbitrated this dispute, leading to the employer's appeal.
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