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Labour Court
Telecel Zimbabwe (Private) Limited v Norman Dumba
[2014] ZWLC 523
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
8 September 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 523
Judgment No.
LC/H/523/2014
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Cross-Appeal
Bench
Presiding
B.T. Chivizhe
Full Bench
B.T. Chivizhe
Areas of Law
Labour lawDamages quantificationUnfair dismissal
Keywords
wrongful dismissaldamagesreinstatementarbitral awardquantificationappeal
Tags
wrongful dismissalquantification of damagesarbitral awardappeal
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in calculating damages for loss of employment over 30 months","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employee dismissed after less than 4 months employment"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether punitive damages for anguish and trauma are awardable in wrongful dismissal cases","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator awarded US$10,000 for anguish and trauma"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in calculating educational allowances and cash in lieu of leave","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Cross-appeal on calculation errors"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent employee was head-hunted from Uganda and employed as Regional Site Acquisition Supervisor from 10 December 2009 but was dismissed less than four months later. After successful arbitration finding unfair dismissal, the arbitrator quantified damages at US$102,123.00. Both parties appealed aspects of the quantification.
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