Judith Chiwire v Zimtile (Pvt) Limited

LC/H/646/16

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

21 October 2016

Citation

LC/H/646/16

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 646

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L.M. Murasi

Full Bench

L.M. Murasi

Areas of Law

Labour lawRetrenchmentJurisdiction

Keywords

retrenchmentappealjurisdictionministerial awardLabour Court jurisdiction

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Does the Labour Court have jurisdiction to hear an appeal against a Minister's retrenchment decision made under section 12C of the Labour Act?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Minister made award under section 12C; appellant appealed to Labour Court"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was retrenched by the respondent company. The matter was referred to the Retrenchment Board which made recommendations to the Minister, who then made a retrenchment award. The appellant appealed against the Minister's award to the Labour Court.

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