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Labour Court
T. Denhere and 2 Others v ZETDC
[2014] ZWLC 852
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
19 December 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 852
Judgment No.
LC/H/852/14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
F.C. Maxwell J
Full Bench
F.C. Maxwell J
Areas of Law
Employment LawPension Law
Keywords
retirement agepension fund rulestransfer of undertakingnotice payarbitration appeal
Tags
pension fund rulesretirement agetransfer of employeesnotice pay
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding appellants' retirement age was 60 years","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Transfer from CAPCO to ZESA; different retirement ages"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether Section 16 of the Labour Act applies to transfer of employees without business transfer","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Only employees transferred, not CAPCO business"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether arbitrator erred in awarding notice pay not claimed by appellants","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Notice pay raised in statement of claim but not argued"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether appellants entitled to notice pay upon reaching retirement age","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Fixed term contracts terminate by effluxion of time at retirement"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Former CAPCO employees transferred to ZESA disputed their retirement at age 60 under ZESA pension rules instead of 65 under CAPCO rules. They also claimed entitlement to 3 months' notice instead of 2 months given.
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