City of Harare v Raymond Maratu & 24 Ors

[2016] ZWLC 206

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

8 April 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 206

Judgment No.

LC/H/206/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

P Muzofa J

Full Bench

P Muzofa J

Areas of Law

Labour lawCollective bargaining

Keywords

Employee transferCollective bargaining agreementProcedural fairnessSection 28 of Code

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred by finding that transfers were not procedurally effected","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Letter dated 1 December 2014, requirement to report 3 December 2014, no representations made"}
{"issue_text":"Whether section 28(3) of the Code was applicable to the respondents' situation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Lateral transfers within same department"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondents, employees of City of Harare, were transferred laterally on 1 December 2014. They raised a grievance claiming the transfers were procedurally flawed as they were not given opportunity to make representations and were not notified timeously. An arbitrator found the transfers lacked proper procedure. The appellant appealed this decision.

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