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Labour Court
Savanna Tobacco (Pvt) Limited v M. Sibanda and 11 Others
[2013] ZWLC 155
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
7 May 2013
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 155
Judgment No.
LC/H/155/2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L. Matanda-Moyo
Full Bench
L. Matanda-Moyo
Areas of Law
Labour LawCollective Bargaining AgreementsArbitration
Keywords
bush allowancestatutory instrument 45/1993tobacco industrycommercial sector undertakingarbitral awardcollective bargaining agreement
Tags
arbitration appealbush allowancestatutory instrumenttobacco industrycommercial sector
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Immigration Act 1971
- Immigration Appeals Act 1969
- Immigration Act 1988
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
- Human Rights Act 1998
- European Convention on Human Rights
- Common Law principles of procedural fairness
- Rules of Natural Justice
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in law by holding that respondents were entitled to bush allowance under SI 45/1993 when they were employed in the tobacco industry","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents employed in tobacco industry; SI 45/93 applies to commercial sector"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in proceeding to quantify and award bush allowance after finding SI 45/93 inapplicable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator found SI inapplicable but still ordered payment"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondents were employed by the appellant on 2-year fixed contracts. After non-renewal, they claimed unlawful termination and non-payment of bush allowances. The arbitrator found termination lawful but ordered payment of bush allowances under SI 45/1993, which the appellant contested as inapplicable to the tobacco industry.
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