The employer and the employees in this case approached the Labour Court on appeal and on cross appeal in respect of an arbitral decision which had ruled that they appear before the retrenchment board so that the board could assist them to arrive at a mutually agreeable and mutually beneficial package. More
On the 1st March 2024 at Harare, Designated Agent K Murenje issued a determination
which ordered appellant to pay respondent various amounts denominated in United States Dollars (USD). Appellant then appealed the determination to this Court in terms of Section 92D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 hereafter called “the Act.” Respondent opposed the appeal. More
Before me is an urgent Court Application for Leave to Execute Warrant of Search and Seizure Pending Appeal noted with the Supreme Court under SC32/25. The present application is made in terms of Rule 59(6) of the High Court Rules, 2021. The Applicants prayed for the following order as relief,
“1. The application is granted
2. The 1st-4th Applicants be and are hereby granted leave to execute warrant of search and seizure WSS-ZACC 3477/24 pending the determination of the appeal filed under Case Number SC 32/24.
3. The Respondent shall pay costs on a Legal Practitioner and Client scale.” More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Arbitrator. The brief facts are that First Respondent referred his matter to a Labour Officer in terms of section 93 (1) of the Labour Act (Chapter 28:01). At the proceedings, Appellant raised a point in limine to the effect that the matter was prescribed in terms section 94 of the Act and required the Labour Officer to make a determination thereof. The Labour Officer declined to do so. The Labour Officer proceeded to issue a Certificate of No Settlement and the matter was referred to arbitration as provided by statute. The... More
“It is deplorable that the Rules of Court are not studied or taken seriously by the legal practitioners who practice in those courts. It is part of a legal practitioner’s legal duty to his client to ensure that he is well versed in the Rules of the Court in which he appears on behalf of his client. Not to be conversant with the Rules constitutes, in my view, gross negligence on the part of a legal practitioner vis a vis his client” (per ZIYAMBI JA in Innocent Kadungure v Cheryl Chandi Kadungure SC 19/07) More
On 02 October 2024 two matters LC/H/764/24 and LC/H/785/24 were placed before this court. LC/H/785/24 pertained to grant of interim relief pending appeal. By consent interim relief was granted thus leaving for determination only appeal LC/H/764/24. This judgment therefore addresses only the issues raised by the appeal following the conclusion of the interim relief case by the consent order More
TAKUVA J: This is an application in which applicant seeks the registration of an arbitration award wherein first respondent was ordered to pay USD $295 200.00 as transport and housing allowances for the period of July 2022 to March 2023, USD$70434.00 as water allowance for the period July 2022 to March 2024, ZiG $1771686.00 for the period July 2022 to March 2024 USD $163779.54 as salaries for the period January to March 2024, USD$258000 for the period June 2022 to March 2024. Therefore, first respondent is to pay a total of USD$787413.54 and ZiG 1771686.00. More
