TM Supermarket Chipinge v Mollen Musararadza

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/419/16

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

8 March 2016

Citation

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/419/16

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 419/16

Judgment No.

LC/H/419/16

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

B.T. Chivizhe, J.

Author

B.T. Chivizhe

Full Bench

B.T. Chivizhe

Areas of Law

Labour LawContract Law

Keywords

Legitimate expectationFixed term contractReinstatementArbitral awardAppeal

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the respondent proved she had a legitimate expectation of being re-engaged","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Continuous renewal of fixed-term contracts"}
{"issue_text":"Whether another person was engaged in the respondent's place","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Claim that Alice Muvhimi was engaged"}
{"issue_text":"What is the appropriate remedy if unfair dismissal is established","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Nature of fixed-term contracts"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondent was employed by the appellant as a watchman on a series of fixed-term contracts from 11 February 2011 until 27 August 2014. When the last contract expired, the appellant did not renew it. The respondent claimed unfair dismissal based on legitimate expectation, but the appellant argued there was no such expectation and cited economic challenges.

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