Ilford Services (Pvt) Ltd v Richard Adhaki

[2016] ZWLC 280

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

6 May 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 280

Judgment No.

LC/H/280/16

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

P Muzofa

Full Bench

P Muzofa

Areas of Law

Employment LawLabour Law

Keywords

Sick leave exhaustionContract termination discretionSalary obligations

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether employer was bound to pay full salary and benefits after failing to terminate contract at expiration of sick leave entitlements","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employer did not terminate contract after sick leave exhaustion, Employer stopped paying salaries"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondent employee exhausted his sick leave entitlements by December 2013. The appellant employer did not terminate the employment contract but stopped paying salaries, waiting for the outcome of the respondent's applications for benefits under the Pneumoconiosis Act and for early retirement on medical grounds. The contract was only terminated on 27 August 2014.

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