Mafanzou Fisheries v Patrick Njeresa & Gloria Chibviri

[2016] ZWLC 785

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

9 December 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 785

Judgment No.

LC/H/785/16

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

E. Muchawa

Full Bench

E. Muchawa

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment contracts

Keywords

Unfair dismissalTransfer of employeesSection 16 Labour ActSet-offReinstatement

Tags

Transfer of employmentExtra-territorial applicationSet-off defence

legislation

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Case Summary

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the respondents were unlawfully dismissed by the appellant","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents were transferred to separate entities; employment terminated by new entities"}
{"issue_text":"Whether section 16 of the Labour Act was properly applied to employee transfers","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Section 16 deals with transfer of undertakings, not employees"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the defence of set-off was available to the appellant","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant claimed respondents owed legal fees; debt not liquidated"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondents were employed by the appellant until they were allegedly transferred to separate entities in February 2014. The first respondent was transferred to Kapenta De Nova Chicoa in Mozambique and worked there until June 2014 when his contract was terminated. The second respondent was transferred to Cherachesa Fisheries in Kariba and her employment was terminated in August 2014. Following these terminations, the respondents claimed unfair dismissal, which the arbitrator upheld, ordering reinstatement or payment of various benefits.

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