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Harare High Court
ZIMIND PUBLISHERS (PVT) LTD v MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE and ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE
HH 170-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
15 March 2017
Citation
HH 170-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 170
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
MATANDA-MOYO J
Full Bench
MATANDA-MOYO J
Areas of Law
Constitutional LawLabour Law
Keywords
RetrospectivityVested rightsConstitutionalityLabour Amendment ActDeclaration of invalidity
Tags
Labour Amendment ActRetrospective legislationVested rights
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Amendment Act No. 5 of 2015
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]
- Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01]
- Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01]
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the amendment is inconsistent with the Constitution","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"All facts regarding the amendment"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant terminated the employment contracts of 75 employees by giving notice in July and August 2015, which was lawful at the time. Subsequently, the Labour Amendment Act No. 5 of 2015 was enacted, which gave these employees a right to compensation with retrospective effect. The applicant challenged the constitutionality of this retrospective legislation.
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