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Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
1 August 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWLC 204
Judgment No.
LC/H/204/2020
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
C. Kachambwa
Full Bench
C. Kachambwa
Areas of Law
Labour lawProcedural compliance
Keywords
reinstatementdamages in lieuprocedural irregularitypoint in limine
Tags
procedural defectreinstatementdamages in lieu
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether an appeal must be struck off where the notice of appeal fails to include an alternative prayer for damages in lieu of reinstatement as required by Section 99 of the Labour Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Notice of appeal prayed only for reinstatement without damages alternative"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant appealed against a rehearing conducted outside the 3-month period stipulated by a previous Labour Court order. The rehearing was conducted 9 months late when the appellant attempted to register the earlier judgment for execution. The appeal raised 15 grounds challenging procedural irregularities in the rehearing process.
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