City of Harare v Kennedy Kabayi Ndlovu & 22 Others

[2025] ZWLC 406

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

23 October 2025

Citation

[2025] ZWLC 406

Judgment No.

LC/H/406/25

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L.M. Murasi

Full Bench

L.M. Murasi

Areas of Law

Labour arbitrationArbitral awardsLabour disputes

Keywords

arbitral awardshift allowancemeal allowanceslabour officer determinationarbitration appeal

Tags

arbitrationarbitral awardlabour disputeshift allowancemeal allowances

legislation

Statutes Cited

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
Human Rights Act 1998
European Communities Act 1972
European Union Act 2011
Scotland Act 1998
Government of Wales Act 2006
Northern Ireland Act 1998
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Public Order Act 1986
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
Public Order Act 2023
Criminal Justice Act 2003
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014
Prisons Act 1952
Prison Act 1952
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
Terrorism Act 2000
Terrorism Act 2006
Counter-Terrorism Act 2008
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Data Protection Act 2018
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Official Secrets Act 1989
Immigration Act 1971
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
UK Borders Act 2007
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
Immigration Act 2014
Immigration Act 2016
Nationality and Borders Act 2022
Illegal Migration Act 2023
British Nationality Act 1981
British Overseas Territories Act 2002
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997
Extradition Act 2003
Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003
Police Act 1996
Police Reform Act 2002
Police and Justice Act 2006
Policing and Crime Act 2009
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
Policing and Crime Act 2017
Sentencing Act 2020
Criminal Justice Act 1967
Criminal Justice Act 1982
Criminal Justice Act 1988
Criminal Justice Act 1991
Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Legal Services Act 2007
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
Crime and Courts Act 2013
Courts Act 2003
Access to Justice Act 1999
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Act 2000
Prosecution of Offences Act 1879
Prosecution of Offences Act 1884
Prosecution of Offences Act 1908
Prosecution of Offences Act 1915
Prosecution of Offences Act 1926
Prosecution of Offences Act 1933
Prosecution of Offences Act 1945
Prosecution of Offences Act 1948
Prosecution of Offences Act 1951
Prosecution of Offences Act 1957
Prosecution of Offences Act 1961
Prosecution of Offences Act 1965
Prosecution of Offences Act 1970
Prosecution of Offences Act 1975
Prosecution of Offences Act 1978
Prosecution of Offences Act 1982
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
Prosecution of Offences Act 1988
Prosecution of Offences Act 1991
Prosecution of Offences Act 1996
Prosecution of Offences Act 2000
Prosecution of Offences Act 2003
Prosecution of Offences Act 2006
Prosecution of Offences Act 2009
Prosecution of Offences Act 2012
Prosecution of Offences Act 2015
Prosecution of Offences Act 2018
Prosecution of Offences Act 2021
Prosecution of Offences Act 2022
Prosecution of Offences Act 2023
Prosecution of Offences Act 2024
Prosecution of Offences Act 2025
Prosecution of Offences Act 2026
Prosecution of Offences Act 2027
Prosecution of Offences Act 2028
Prosecution of Offences Act 2029
Prosecution of Offences Act 2030
Prosecution of Offences Act 2031
Prosecution of Offences Act 2032
Prosecution of Offences Act 2033
Prosecution of Offences Act 2034
Prosecution of Offences Act 2035
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Case Summary

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the relief sought in the Notice of Appeal was fatally defective for lack of exactitude","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The prayer in the Notice of Appeal only sought to set aside the arbitral award without specifying what order should substitute it"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondents, employed by the City of Harare, had a labour dispute dating back to 1997 concerning working hours, overtime pay, shift allowances, and meal provisions. After various determinations by labour officers and failed compliance by the appellant, the matter proceeded to arbitration where the arbitrator made awards regarding shift allowances and meal allowances. The appellant appealed against this arbitral award.

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