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This appeal was referred to me in terms of section 89 (2) (a) of the Labour Act (Chapter 28:01). More

On the 26th July, 2013 an arbitral award was issued which reinstated Respondent without loss of pay and benefits with effect from the date of dismissal. If reinstatement was no longer possible, damages were to be paid over and above the back pay. Parties were at liberty to approach the Arbitrator for quantification of the damages. More

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The test for leave to appeal is settled See Dombodzvuku v CMED. In the case at hand the applicant argues that it has a merited case on appeal in that the interpretation of the law on termination on notice is contrary to what has been settled by the Superior Courts. Main reliance is placed on the case of Greatermans Store (Pvt) Ltd v Ministry of Public Service CCZ 2/18. It is the applicant’s contention that a correct reading of Greatermans (supra) shows that the employer’s common law right... More

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The test for leave to appeal is settled See Dombodzvuku v CMED. In the case at hand the applicant argues that it has a merited case on appeal in that the interpretation of the law on termination on notice is contrary to what has been settled by the Superior Courts. Main reliance is placed on the case of Greatermans Store (Pvt) Ltd v Ministry of Public Service CCZ 2/18. It is the applicant’s contention that a correct reading of Greatermans (supra) shows that the employer’s common law right... More

This is an application for stay of execution of an arbitral award pending determination of an appeal. Following quantification proceedings held before arbitrator Honourable T.S. Makamure, applicant was ordered to pay an amount of US$350 000,00 as damages in lieu of reinstatement. The legal principles applied in an application of this nature are well established. They have been enunciated in various cases, which include Jere v Chitsunge HB 10/03, South Cape Corporation v Engineering Management Services 1979 (3) SA 534, Zimbabwe Open University v Gideon Magaramombe & Another SC 20-12. More