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Labour Court
P.G. Industries (Pvt) Ltd v Susan Chawota
[2014] ZWLC 787
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
21 November 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 787
Judgment No.
LC/H/787/14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L.M. Murasi
Full Bench
L.M. Murasi
Areas of Law
Labour lawCurrency nominalismPrescription
Keywords
overtime payZimbabwe dollarUnited States dollarretrenchmentarbitrationprescriptioncurrency nominalism
Tags
overtime wagescurrency conversionprescription
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
- Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether debt for 2005-2008 overtime had prescribed","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondent became aware of non-payment upon retrenchment"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether overtime should be paid in United States dollars rather than Zimbabwe dollars","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Zimbabwe dollar no longer has legal value"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether arbitrator erred in using 2012 rates for 2005-2008 overtime","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator used current rates for calculation"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Employee retrenched by employer who agreed to pay overtime wages for 2009-2012 but refused to pay for 2005-2008 period. Arbitrator awarded USD10 269.00 for earlier period. Employer appealed claiming prescription and erroneous currency conversion.
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