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Labour Court
FELICITY NAIDOO v PRUDENCE MPOFU
[2014] ZWLC 625
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
26 September 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 625
Judgment No.
LC/H/625/14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
R.F. Manyangadze
Full Bench
R.F. Manyangadze
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment benefits
Keywords
domestic workerwater and electricityaccommodationunlawful agreement
Tags
domestic workeraccommodation benefitsemployment conditions
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Relations (Domestic Workers) Employment Regulations, 1992
- Labour Relations (Domestic Workers) Employment (Amendment) Regulations, 2003
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the agreement between appellant and respondent's husband for water/electricity contributions was lawful","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Alleged agreement for husband to pay US$950.00 towards utilities"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the agreement constituted an unfair labour practice","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Domestic worker entitled to free utilities under regulations"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant employed the respondent as a domestic worker from March 2011 to March 2013. The respondent lived on the appellant's premises with her family. The appellant claimed she had a separate agreement with the respondent's husband for him to contribute US$950.00 towards water and electricity expenses. The arbitrator ordered this amount be refunded to the respondent, finding the agreement unlawful.
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