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Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
30 August 2013
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 410
Judgment No.
LC/H/410/13
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
G Mhuri
Full Bench
G Mhuri
Areas of Law
Labour lawUnfair dismissal
Keywords
fixed-term contractlegitimate expectationrenewalunfair dismissalsection 12B
Tags
fixed-term contractlegitimate expectationcontract renewal
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether appellant had legitimate expectation of being re-engaged","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"11-year pattern of contract renewal, 5-minute notice of non-renewal"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether another person was engaged in place of the appellant","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"S. Kamuthu engaged 3 months prior in different capacity"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant was employed on a renewable 3-month fixed-term contract for 11 continuous years. Upon termination on 31 July 2011, he received only 5 minutes verbal notice. He claimed unfair dismissal under section 12B(3) of the Labour Act.
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