Tinashe Mutasa & 9 Others v Delta Beverages (Pvt) Ltd

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/660/2016

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

4 October 2016

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/660/2016

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 660

Judgment No.

LC/H/660/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Condonation

Bench

Presiding

CHIVIZHE J

Full Bench

CHIVIZHE J

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

CondonationLate FilingFixed Term ContractsUnderpaymentLegitimate Expectation

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Applicants have provided a satisfactory explanation for the late filing of Heads of Argument","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The delay in filing heads from 4 September 2015 to 23 October 2015"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Applicants' proposed appeal has reasonable prospects of success","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The grounds of appeal against the arbitrator's decision"}
{"issue_text":"Whether condonation should be granted for the late filing of Heads of Argument","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"All facts regarding the delay and merits of the appeal"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The Applicants, former employees of Delta Beverages (Pvt) Ltd, were engaged on fixed term contracts which were not renewed in 2014. They referred a claim for unfair dismissal to arbitration, which was dismissed. They then filed an appeal out of time and sought condonation for late filing of Heads of Argument, which was opposed by the Respondent.

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