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Labour Court
Johannes Marapiri and 38 Others v Softex Paper Mills (Pvt) Ltd
LC/H/14/25
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
15 January 2025
Citation
LC/H/14/25
Neutral Citation
[2025] ZWLC 14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
G. Musariri
Full Bench
G. Musariri
Areas of Law
Labour lawArbitration
Keywords
Back payInstalment paymentsLabour arbitrationSection 98 Labour Act
Tags
Arrear salariesPayment by instalmentsArbitration appeal
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]
- Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]
- Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in ordering payment of arrear salaries by instalments under section 89(2)(c) when the matter was not referred under section 93(7)","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Matter referred to arbitration; no certificate of no settlement issued"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellants, former employees of Softex Paper Mills, were awarded arrear salaries by Arbitrator N Shumba on 4 June 2024, with payment ordered by instalments over one year. The appellants appealed this award, arguing the arbitrator erred in ordering instalment payments when the statutory provisions relied upon were inapplicable.
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