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Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
4 November 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 694
Judgment No.
LC/H/694/16
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Manyangadze J
Full Bench
Manyangadze J
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment contractsArbitration
Keywords
Cash in lieu of noticeContract without limit of timeSeasonal workersArbitral award appeal
Tags
Notice payArbitral awardCasual workersSeasonal employment
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether arbitrator could award notice pay without determining unfair dismissal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator dismissed unfair dismissal claim but ordered notice pay"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondents were entitled to notice pay","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Nature of employment contract, circumstances of termination"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondents were employed by the appellant (a research institution) in May 2011 for maize breeding research in Muzarabani. They claimed to be on contracts without limit of time and were dismissed in November 2011. The arbitrator dismissed their unfair dismissal claim but ordered payment of notice pay, leading to this appeal.
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