Category: 2020 Case Law Review

COMMENTARY ON CERTAIN ASPECTS PROVIDED UNDER THE LABOUR AMENDMENT BILL, 2021

Cephas Mavhondo & Taurai Mrewa

Executive Summary

Various amendments to the Labour Act (Chapter 28:01) hereinafter called “the Act”,  are being crafted and the relevant Bill was approved by the Cabinet.[1] We took the opportunity to go through the … Read the rest

Deduction from Wages/Salaries Upon Failure by an Employee to Serve a Notice Period

1.     Introduction One recurring situation in labour relations is where an employee resigns and decides to leave employment without honouring or giving the employer the requisite notice. Without the consent of the employee in question, some employers simply proceed to … Read the rest...

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ISOQUANT INVESTMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED T/A ZIMOCO v MEMORY DARIKWA (CCZ 6/20)

“The analysis shows that there is a difference in the legal treatment of a party who has already obtained a final decision on a claim and one who has obtained “a draft ruling” in terms of s 93(5)(c) of the … Read the rest

HWANGE COLLIERY COMPANY LIMITED V BENSON NDLOVU AND ANDREW NDLOVU (SC46/20)

“What all the authorities point to is that the discretion of the employer must be respected. It is not just a question of the appellate court, in the comfort of its chambers or courtroom, deciding to substitute its own discretion … Read the rest

ALBERT JAVANGWE v VORTIGEN IVESTMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED T/A CPL (SC 49/20)

“There was, therefore, no need for the re-registration of the respondent’s code. The respondent correctly used its code in disciplining the appellant. The appellant was therefore charged and dismissed in terms of the correct code of conduct.”

Category: Re-registration of … Read the rest