Albert Dzindikwa and Amanda Razemba and Beauty Gurenje v Wheatstar (Pvt) Ltd

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the respondent properly exercised the right to terminate the appellants' employment on notice","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contracts without limit of time, operational challenges cited"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether section 12(4) of the Labour Act creates the right to terminate on notice","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellants' argument that section only provides notice periods"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether termination on notice violates section 65 of the Constitution","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellants' claim of unfair labour practices"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether retrenchment procedures should have been followed for operational reasons","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Operational challenges cited as reason for termination"}

Background