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Labour Court
Air Zimbabwe (Private) Limited v Modicai Magaisa
[2020] ZWLC 298
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
4 December 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWLC 298
Judgment No.
LC/H/298/2020
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
B.T. Chivizhe, J
Full Bench
B.T. Chivizhe, J
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment contractsArbitral awards
Keywords
fuel allowancecell phone allowanceschool fees allowancearbitral awardquantificationevidence
Tags
arbitral awardappealemployment benefitsunilateral contract variation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in law by awarding fuel, cell phone and school fees allowances without evidence","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Benefits ceased without explanation; no evidence led on quantum"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appeal raised questions of law under section 98(10) of Labour Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant raised multiple grounds of appeal"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent employee was placed on forced leave pending retrenchment and received only 40% of his salary with benefits stopped. The arbitrator awarded full arrears and benefits without evidence being led on quantification.
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