Wellington Magama v Great Zimbabwe University

JUDGMENT NO. LC/MS/12/2016

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

15 March 2016

Citation

JUDGMENT NO. LC/MS/12/2016

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 12

Judgment No.

LC/MS/12/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L. Hove

Full Bench

L. Hove

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Law

Keywords

fixed term contractlegitimate expectationunfair dismissalLabour Act

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding that there was no legitimate expectation of re-engagement.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant's claim based on job continuing"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding that the appellant failed to prove another person was engaged in his place.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant's allegation of replacement"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator's failure to determine the issue of casualization of labour constitutes a gross misdirection.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant's claim of casualization"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was employed on a fixed term contract as Sports Officer at Great Zimbabwe University. His contract expired on 30 June 2013 and was not renewed. He claimed unfair dismissal based on legitimate expectation and casualization of labour. The arbitrator dismissed his claim, leading to this appeal.

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