Wilberforce Chimutimbira v Zimbabwe Revenue Authority

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/02/2014

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

23 October 2013

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/02/2014

Neutral Citation

[2014] ZWLC 02

Judgment No.

LC/H/02/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

D L Hove

Full Bench

D L Hove

Areas of Law

Employment LawAdministrative Law

Keywords

Fixed term contractRenewalLegitimate expectationMinisterial directiveRe-engagement

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant had a legitimate expectation of re-engagement under section 12B(3)(b) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Ministerial directive, contract renewal policy, treatment of other employees"}
{"issue_text":"Whether another person was engaged instead of the appellant as required by section 12B(3)(b)","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Advertising for new auditor, acting appointment, employment of new auditor"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the termination of a fixed term contract requires procedural and substantive fairness","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Nature of fixed term contract termination"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was employed by the respondent on a fixed term contract from April 2007 to March 2010. The respondent terminated the contract upon expiry. The appellant challenged the termination, arguing he had a legitimate expectation of renewal based on a ministerial directive and that his contract was not renewed while others were.

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