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Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
6 June 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 328
Judgment No.
LC/H/328/2014
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L.M. Murasi
Full Bench
L.M. Murasi
Areas of Law
Labour lawUnfair dismissalContract law
Keywords
Fixed-term contractLegitimate expectationUnfair dismissalDamagesReinstatement
Tags
Fixed-term contractLegitimate expectationDamages
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding that respondent was unlawfully dismissed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Fixed-term contracts, legitimate expectation, replacement hired"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in awarding six months' salary as damages without evidence","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Dispute over when respondent found alternative employment"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondent should have been awarded reinstatement","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Another person already employed in the position"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent was employed by the appellant as Executive Director on yearly contracts from 2006. She was terminated on 3 November 2009 and replaced by another Executive Director. An arbitrator found this constituted unfair dismissal under section 12(3) of the Labour Act and awarded six months' salary as damages. Both parties appealed different aspects of the arbitrator's decision.
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