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Labour Court
L.M. Berejena and 82 Others v Zesa Enterprises
[2013] ZWLC 744
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
16 September 2013
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 744
Judgment No.
LC/H/744/2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Makamure J
Full Bench
Makamure J
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment contracts
Keywords
fixed-term contractcontract renewallegitimate expectationunfair dismissal
Tags
fixed-term contractscontract expirylegitimate expectation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- No statutes were cited in the judgment.
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the claimants were unfairly dismissed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Fixed-term contracts expired and were not renewed"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether they should be deemed permanent employees","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Long duration of fixed-term contracts"}
- {"issue_text":"What remedy should be granted","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"All"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellants were employed by the respondent on fixed-term contracts, some dating back to 2005 and others to 2011. All contracts expired in July 2012 and were not renewed. The matter was referred to arbitration where the arbitrator found no unfair dismissal.
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