Applicant applied to this Court for quantification of damages for loss of employment. The application was made in terms of the Court’s judgment issued on 25 March 2022 which inter alia ordered that;
“2(b) 2nd Respondent (BRDC) shall pay Applicant damages in lieu of reinstatement in an amount either agreed by the parties or assessed by this Court.” More
Two preliminary issues were raised on behalf of the respondent. These are:
(i) that there is no cause of action.
(ii) estoppel – that the applicant waived his rights when he received a package from the employer following retrenchment and as such he is estopped from challenging the retrenchment process. More
The first and second respondent were employed by the appellant on contracts without limit of time as cashiers stationed in Bulawayo from 26 March 2006 and 7 July 2008, respectively. They operated from GV-L Service Station.
Sometime in July 2015, the appellant decided to pull out of GVL Service Station and entered into discussions with Zuva Petroleum. It was then agreed that the appellant would move out of GVL Service Station on 30 September 2015 and that Zuva Petroleum would take over four forecourt cashiers.
Following the agreement between the appellant and Zuva Petroleum, Zuva agreed to take on the... More
This is an application for review by the applicant. The basis for the application is that the respondent company hastily concluded negotiations pertaining to his exit from his job to the extent that he felt that he was coerced into accepting the final settlement which saw him exiting the respondent company .It is therefore his prayer that this court directs the respondent company to renegotiate his exit package. More
