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Labour Court
Cold Storage Company Limited v Bernard Chitayi & 133 Others
[2013] ZWLC 610
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
22 November 2013
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 610
Judgment No.
LC/H/610/2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
L Kudya
Full Bench
L Kudya
Areas of Law
Labour lawArbitrationCivil procedure
Keywords
arbitral awardsalary arrearscondonationupliftment of barfinancial hardship
Tags
arbitral award reviewsalary arrearscondonationupliftment of bar
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
- High Court Act
- High Court Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether condonation should be granted for late filing of heads of argument","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant failed to file heads on time due to incomplete record"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitral award should be reviewed and set aside","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employer claims financial hardship from US$100,000 monthly payment obligation"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The employer (Cold Storage Company Limited) had undertaken to liquidate employees' salary arrears at US$100,000 per month but failed to honour the agreement. An arbitrator endorsed this undertaking, and the employer sought review of the award claiming financial hardship would result from compliance.
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