ZIMBABWE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT FUND v ELIAS CHIZEMA

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the grounds of appeal raise points of law as required by section 98(10) of the Labour Act.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The respondent's preliminary points on the grounds of appeal."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the appraisal process was procedurally and substantively unfair.","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Composition of panel, period of assessment, rating method, compliance with performance contract."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether signing the appraisal form constituted waiver or agreement.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The respondent signed the appraisal form."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the termination constituted unfair dismissal or automatic lapse of a fixed-term contract.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Nature of probationary period and termination based on appraisal."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether reinstatement was an appropriate remedy.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The arbitral award ordered reinstatement."}

Background