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Labour Court
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY v MASIMBA NDLOVU
[2014] ZWLC 505
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
24 July 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 505
Judgment No.
LC/H/505/2014
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
G Musariri
Full Bench
G Musariri
Areas of Law
Labour LawEmployment Contracts
Keywords
unfair dismissallegitimate expectationfixed-term contractcontract renewal clause
Tags
fixed-term contractlegitimate expectationcontract renewal
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether an employee can have legitimate expectation of contract renewal when the contract explicitly states it is not renewable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contract clause stating \"This contract is not renewable upon expiry\""}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent employee was dismissed after his six-month fixed-term contract expired. The contract explicitly stated it was not renewable. The arbitrator found unfair dismissal based on legitimate expectation of renewal, but the Labour Court overturned this finding.
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