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Labour Court
City of Mutare v P F Gwangwara & Others
[2016] ZWLC 17
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
23 September 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 17
Judgment No.
LC/MC/17/16
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Murasi J
Full Bench
Maxwell JMurasi J
Areas of Law
Labour lawCollective bargainingCourt procedure
Keywords
collective job actiondisciplinary actionsalariescourt order compliancedirty hands doctrine
Tags
collective job actionleave to appealdirty hands doctrinecourt order compliance
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant approached court with \"dirty hands\" by failing to comply with court order","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant failed to pay salaries as ordered by court"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether grounds of appeal raise questions of law","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Grounds of appeal relate to disciplinary action and salary payments"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The City of Mutare employed the respondents who embarked on collective job action. The applicant obtained a show cause order from the Minister and this court issued a disposal order on 17 March 2016. The applicant now seeks leave to appeal to the Supreme Court but has not complied with the court order to pay respondents' January and February salaries.
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