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Labour Court
Shepherd Chipunza v Hammer & Tongues Auctioneers (Private) Limited
[2020] ZWLC 44
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
14 February 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWLC 44
Judgment No.
LC/H/44/2020
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
G Musariri
Full Bench
G Musariri
Areas of Law
Labour LawEmployment Benefits
Keywords
currency conversionfuel allowanceairtime allowancebackpayUSD to ZWL conversionSI 33 of 2019
Tags
currency conversionemployment benefitsarbitration award
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Amendment of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act and Issue of Real Time Gross Settlement Electronic Dollars (RTGS Dollars) Regulations
- Finance (No.2) Act
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in using 1:1 conversion rate from USD to ZWL for backpay calculation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Employment terminated before SI 33 effective date; award issued after effective date"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether fuel and airtime allowances should be included as part of backpay","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Allowances provided unconditionally monthly; arbitrator excluded them from award"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Appellant challenged an arbitration award that converted his USD-denominated employment benefits to ZWL at 1:1 rate and excluded fuel and airtime allowances from the compensation.
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