Municipality of Marondera v Anyway Tafirei & 11 Others

[2016] ZWLC 518

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

9 September 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 518

Judgment No.

LC/H/518/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L. Hove

Full Bench

L. Hove

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment contracts

Keywords

Fixed term contractLegitimate expectationContract renewalUnfair dismissalSection 12B

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether employees on fixed term contracts have legitimate expectation of renewal based on past renewals","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contracts renewed on previous occasions, contracts not renewed"}
{"issue_text":"Whether failure to renew fixed term contracts constitutes unfair dismissal under Section 12B(3)(b)","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contracts expired, others employed in their place"}

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Facts of the Case

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The respondents were employed on fixed term contracts which were not renewed when they expired. They claimed unfair dismissal, arguing they had legitimate expectation of renewal and that others were employed in their place.

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