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Harare High Court
Peoples Own Savings Bank v Gift Chimanikire and Leonard Matombo and Zimbabwe Post and Telecommunication Workers Union
HH 30-2005
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
23 March 2005
Citation
HH 30-2005
Neutral Citation
[2005] ZWHH 30
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
MAKARAU J
Full Bench
MAKARAU J
Areas of Law
Labour lawTrade union lawFreedom of association
Keywords
Collective bargainingTrade union registrationCheck-off duesFreedom of associationRes judicata
Tags
Trade union representationCheck-off systemFreedom of associationStatutory corporation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the matter is res judicata given Labour Court's prior decision","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Labour Court upheld Minister's decision on 3 May 2004"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has right to interfere in contractual relationship between union and its members","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Employer not privy to union membership contract"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Peoples Own Savings Bank, a newly formed statutory corporation, sought to stop recognizing the Zimbabwe Post and Telecommunication Workers Union as representative of its employees and to cease deducting union dues. The union and its officials opposed this, leading to legal proceedings.
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