Tobacco Processors Zimbabwe v Tongoona Mutasa & 11 Others

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/640/16

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

18 July 2016

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/640/16

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 640

Judgment No.

LC/H/640/16

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Chidziva, J

Full Bench

Chidziva, J

Areas of Law

Labour LawContract Law

Keywords

fixed-term contractprobation clauserenunciation of representationnull and void award

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the matter was properly before the NEC","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Representation of respondents, citation in award"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the respondents withdrew their matter before the NEC","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Letters of renunciation, duress allegations"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondents were employed by the appellant on fixed-term contracts from 2011 to 2015. After their contracts expired, they continued working and were later asked to sign new contracts with probation clauses, which they refused. Their services were terminated, and they appealed to the NEC, which ruled in their favour. The appellant appealed to the Labour Court, raising procedural issues regarding representation.

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