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Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
20 February 2020
Citation
SC 29/20
Neutral Citation
[2020] ZWSC 29
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
BERE JA
Full Bench
GUVAVA JABERE JAMATHONSI JA
Areas of Law
Labour LawEmployment ContractsContract Formation
Keywords
fixed-term contractretirementre-employmentcontract signingsummary dismissal
Tags
employment contractfixed-term contractretirementre-employmentcontract formation
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo misdirected itself on the facts amounting to an error of law by concluding that the respondent had been employed on a contract without the limit of time","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent requested contractual employment; appellant offered 12-month contract"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was entitled to summarily terminate the respondent's employment for misconduct without a disciplinary hearing","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent refused to sign contract; no disciplinary hearing conducted"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent, a former employee who had retired on 31 August 2013, requested re-employment on contractual basis due to financial constraints. The appellant re-employed him with salary backdated to retirement date but required him to sign a 12-month contract. The respondent refused to sign the contract and was asked to leave, leading to a claim of unfair dismissal.
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