Transferring an employee from one location to another can be a complicated process, especially in Zimbabwe. There are many factors to consider, including the legal requirements and court cases that have set precedents for such transfers. The first step in … Read the rest...
Introduction Whilst implementing the employer-employee contractual relationship the employee may inevitably come into contact with the employer’s secrets of the trade. It may also become inevitable that the employee may eventually end up working for a former employer’s competition. The … Read the rest...
It is clear from these pleadings that the labour officer failed to conduct the conciliation in the manner stipulated in the Isoquant judgment, supra. A properly conducted conciliation does not require a statement of claim, response, reply and heads of … Read the rest...
Act 5 of 2015 removed the employer’s right to terminate a contract of employment on notice. It only prescribed that the right only exists when the employer terminates a contract through a code of conduct, mutual separation or when the … Read the rest...
The backbone of this case is the question of whether an employer can appeal against a decision of a disciplinary hearing. One viewpoint is that when an employer constitutes a disciplinary hearing, he appoints an agent to deal with the … Read the rest...
As social media continues to play an increasingly significant role in our daily lives, it is natural to wonder about the potential consequences of our online activity. One question that has arisen is whether an individual can be dismissed from … Read the rest...
“The learned judge of appeal found that there was no legitimate expectation on the part of an employee to be paid more than what he is supposed to be paid simply because other employees may be receiving greater, seemingly unjustified … Read the rest...
“Applied to the circumstances of this case, it is evident that even if this court were to find that the respondent had a legitimate expectation of his contract being renewed, his claim would fall on the basis that the second … Read the rest...
