Edward Misihairabwi & 14 Others v Africare Zimbabwe

[2014] ZWLC 42

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

31 January 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 42

Judgment No.

LC/H/42/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L.M. Murasi

Full Bench

L.M. Murasi

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Contracts

Keywords

fixed-term contractseffluxion of timelegitimate expectationcasualisationpoints of law

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the grounds of appeal amount to points of law as required by section 98(10) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellants' grounds of appeal focus on factual findings rather than legal principles"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Arbitrator's findings on legitimate expectation and casualisation constitute points of law","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Arbitrator found no legitimate expectation and against Appellants on casualisation"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Appellants were employed by the Respondent on fixed term contracts which were periodically renewed. The contracts were terminated and the Designated Agent referred the matter to arbitration. The Arbitrator ruled against the Appellants stating that they were not unlawfully dismissed as their contracts had expired due to effluxion of time.

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