Ishmael Mushanguri & 20 Others v Zimbabwe Power Company

[2014] ZWLC 99

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

28 February 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 99

Judgment No.

LC/H/99/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L.M. Murasi

Full Bench

L.M. Murasi

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment contracts

Keywords

fixed term contractslegitimate expectationcontract renewalarbitrator's findings

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Arbitrator erred in finding that Appellants had no legitimate expectation to be re-engaged","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Past renewal of contracts, production of replacement workers list"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Arbitrator failed to properly consider claims for housing allowances and non-pensionable allowances","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator's award did not specifically address these claims"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal was properly before the Court as it raised points of law rather than factual disputes","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondent raised point in limine"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Appellants were employed on fixed term contracts which were periodically renewed by the Respondent. When these contracts were not subsequently renewed, they commenced litigation up to arbitration. The Arbitrator ruled in favour of the Respondent, prompting this appeal.

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