Rickson Meda v Ruwa Local Board

[2013] ZWLC 439

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

25 October 2013

Citation

[2013] ZWLC 439

Judgment No.

LC/H/439/2013

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

E. Makamure J

Full Bench

E. Makamure J

Areas of Law

Labour LawPrescriptionArbitration

Keywords

prescriptionunfair labour practicesuspensioncontinuing suspensionrepudiation of contract

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the dispute had prescribed under section 94(1) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Suspension occurred 19 December 2007, Ministry approached September 2010"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the continuing suspension amounted to an unfair labour practice","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant suspended indefinitely without hearing"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was suspended from duty on 19 December 2007. No hearing was ever conducted. In September 2010, the appellant approached the Ministry of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare to resolve the dispute, more than two years after the suspension. The arbitrator found the dispute had prescribed under section 94(1) of the Labour Act.

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