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Labour Court
J. Gutsire & 53 Others v Lafarge Cement P/C
[2013] ZWLC 628
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
31 January 2014
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 628
Judgment No.
LC/H/628/13
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
E. Makamure, J
Full Bench
E. Makamure, J
Areas of Law
Labour lawJurisdiction
Keywords
RetrenchmentSection 12CLabour Court jurisdictionStatutory powers
Tags
JurisdictionStatutory interpretationMinisterial decision
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
- Labour Act
- Labour Act
- Labour Act
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Does the Labour Court have jurisdiction to hear appeals against ministerial retrenchment decisions made under section 12C of the Labour Act?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Minister's decision under section 12C(9); absence of statutory provision for appeal"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellants were retrenched by the Minister of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare under section 12C(9) of the Labour Act. They appealed to the Labour Court against this ministerial decision, but the Court found it had no statutory jurisdiction to hear appeals from retrenchment decisions made by the Minister.
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