Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Private Limited v Phillip Maruta

SC 67/24

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

19 July 2024

Citation

SC 67/24

Neutral Citation

[2024] ZWSC 67

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

MUSAKWA JA

Full Bench

BHUNU JAKUDYA JAMUSAKWA JA

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Law

Keywords

Section 14(4)Medical RetirementSick LeaveUnlawful TerminationJurisdiction

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the respondent's employment was lawfully terminated","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Termination before 90 days sick leave expired"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondent was employed as a general hand and developed chronic back pain. After using 85 days of sick leave, he was medically retired based on a doctor's recommendation, despite not having exhausted the statutory 90 days of full pay sick leave. The termination was found to be unlawful as it breached Section 14(4) of the Labour Act.

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