ZIMIND PUBLISHERS (PVT) LTD ALPHA MEDIA HOUSE (PRIVATE ) LIMITED v R.G CHIREMBA N.O. & K. MAUKAZUVA

JUDGMENT NO.LC/H/146/24

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

2 April 2024

Citation

JUDGMENT NO.LC/H/146/24

Neutral Citation

[2024] ZWLC 146

Judgment No.

LC/H/146/24

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

MAKAMURE J

Full Bench

MAKAMURE J

Areas of Law

Labour LawContract Law

Keywords

USD SalaryStatutory Instrument 33 of 2019Interbank RateTerminal Benefits

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the labour officer erred in holding that the salary remained valued in United States Dollars and payable in local currency at interbank rate.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contract denominated in USD; claim for underpayment from February 2019."}
{"issue_text":"Whether S.I. 33/2019 varied the employment contract.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contract denominated in USD; effective date of S.I. 33/2019 was 22 February 2019."}
{"issue_text":"Whether the 1:1 rate under S.I. 33/2019 applies to the second respondent's claim.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Claim accumulated from February 2019 to 2022."}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The second respondent was employed by the appellant and retrenched in 2022. He claimed he was underpaid since February 2019, arguing his USD salary should be paid at official interbank rates. The labour officer awarded his claim, leading to this appeal by the appellant.

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