Kaimbanemoyo Investments t/a Perfect Foods v Takaedza Sixpence & 2 Ors

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator’s finding that the employment contracts were without limit of time raises a point of law sufficient to justify appellate review.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant’s failure to produce written contracts; arbitrator’s factual finding on contract nature"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the respondents repudiated their employment contracts, entitling the appellant to one month’s notice under section 12(7) of the Labour Act.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Circumstances of termination; lack of evidence of repudiation"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the nature of the business contract with IOM determines the duration of employment contracts.","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant’s reliance on IOM contract; lack of linkage to individual employment terms"}

Background