ZAOGA v Kasikai Mashonganyika

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/779/2016

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

17 November 2016

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/779/2016

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 779

Judgment No.

LC/H/779/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Chivizhe J

Full Bench

Chivizhe J

Areas of Law

Labour LawArbitration Law

Keywords

Labour ConsultantRepresentationArbitration ActLabour Act

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Arbitrator erred on a question of law when he found that a Labour Consultant has locus standi to represent a party in arbitration proceedings","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Representation of respondent by Labour Consultant E Mhere in arbitration proceedings"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondent was employed by the appellant and referred a complaint of underpayment of wages to the labour officer. When conciliation failed, the matter was referred to compulsory arbitration. The appellant raised a preliminary point that the respondent's representative, a Labour Consultant, had no locus standi to represent him in arbitration proceedings.

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