Zimbabwe Banking and Allied Workers Union & Another v Beverley Building Society & Others

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Is a building society covered exclusively by SI 45 of 1993 or does it also fall within the ambit of SI 273 of 2000 as a financial institution?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"BBS is a building society; SI 45 includes building societies; SI 273 covers financial institutions"}
• {"issue_text":"Do sections 52, 53 and 54 of the Labour Act obligate an employer to collect and remit union dues only in favour of a trade union which is registered to represent workers in the industry in which its employees are employed?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"BBS deducting for CWUZ; ZIBAWU not registered for commercial sector"}
• {"issue_text":"Do sections 52, 53 and 54 of the Labour Act violate the freedom of association enshrined in section 21 of the Constitution as read with the relevant Conventions of the ILO?","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicants claim violation of constitutional and ILO rights"}

Background