Phyllis Msasanure v SOS Children's Village Zimbabwe

[2014] ZWLC C/H/691

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

10 October 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC C/H/691

Judgment No.

C/H/691/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Chivizhe J

Full Bench

Chivizhe J

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment contractsUnfair dismissal

Keywords

fixed term contractcontract variationeconomic duresslegitimate expectationunfair dismissalarbitration

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant's acceptance of contract variation was induced by economic duress","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Contract variation from five-year to one-year terms; hyperinflation period; salary payment in foreign currency"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant had legitimate expectation of contract renewal","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Initial five-year contract; subsequent one-year contracts; no evidence of assurance for renewal"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the termination constituted unfair dismissal","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contract expiry without renewal; no evidence of unfairness in termination process"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was employed on a five-year fixed term contract which was varied to annual renewable contracts. After two one-year contracts, her employment was terminated in December 2010. She claimed unfair dismissal based on economic duress in accepting the contract variation and legitimate expectation of renewal.

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