On the 17th July 2023 at Harare Arbitrator G. Masukume issued an award. He ordered appellant (employer) to pay respondent (employee) an amount of US$1,215,328.67 as outstanding salaries and benefits. The employer appealed the award to this Court whereupon the employee filed a counter appeal. The appeals were made in terms of section 92D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 hereafter called the Act. More
At the onset of oral argument it was agreed that this Court deals with the appeal and cross- appeal separately. The Court then proceeded to deal with the appeal.
Respondent raised a point in limine to the effect that there was no valid appeal before the Court. Firstly because appellant’s grounds of appeal are based on quantification of salaries and benefits together with damages consequent upon the unlawful dismissal of an employee. Appellant stated that he was not dismissed by respondent. The Labour Court in 2 judgments has affirmed he is still employed by respondent. Therefore the grounds of appeal... More
This is an appeal by the Appellant (the employer) against an arbitral award.
The background to this matter is that the Respondent stopped coming to work in October 2008. He alleges that he was ill. He only recovered in February 2009 and that is when he reported for duty. More
On the 24th June, 2014 Applicant applied to the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare for the issuance of a Show Cause Order seeking that pending the issuance of a disposal order, the threatened collective job action be terminated.
The parties appeared before a Labour Officer who after hearing submissions recommended to the Minister that he issues a Show Cause Order. More
