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Labour Court
Knight Security (Private) Limited v Godfrey Mazivanhanga
[2016] ZWLC 377
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
10 June 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 377
Judgment No.
LC/H/377/2016
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L F Kudya J
Full Bench
L F Kudya J
Areas of Law
Labour lawArbitral award review
Keywords
unfair labour practiceunderpaymentarbitral awardquantificationsecurity guardcollective bargaining agreement
Tags
underpaymentarbitral award reviewquantification of damages
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in awarding $702 without specifying the basis for calculation","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator's terse award lacking reasoning"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitral award should be set aside for lack of adequate reasoning","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Award described as \"terse\" with insufficient evidence assessment"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent employee was employed as a security guard by the appellant company. A labour dispute arose concerning underpayment and unfair labour practices. The matter proceeded to arbitration where the arbitrator awarded the respondent $702 for unfair labour practices committed by the employer. The appellant appealed against this arbitral award.
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