Torondor Irrigation (PVT) LTD v L CHINEMBIRI & 26 OTHERS & NATIONAL ENGINEERING WORKERS UNION

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/219/2014

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

11 April 2014

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/219/2014

Neutral Citation

[2014] ZWLC 219

Judgment No.

LC/H/219/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

G Musariri

Full Bench

G Musariri

Areas of Law

Labour LawArbitration

Keywords

Union DuesPrescriptionCheck-off SchemeUnfair Labour Practice

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the matter is prescribed","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Complaint date 9th July 2012, claimed period May 2009 to July 2012"}
{"issue_text":"Whether Appellant is obliged to pay union dues to the 2nd Respondent in the amount awarded","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Existence of stop-order, payslip deductions, statutory obligation"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was deducting union dues from employees' salaries but failed to remit them to the union. The union filed a complaint on 9th July 2012. An arbitrator made a global award of $14,706.04 without specifying the period. The appellant appealed, arguing prescription and lack of obligation to pay.

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