Fabian Jacha v Savanna Tobacco Company

[2014] ZWLC 167

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

28 March 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 167

Judgment No.

LC/H/167/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

B.T. Chivizhe

Full Bench

B.T. Chivizhe

Areas of Law

Labour lawUnfair dismissal

Keywords

unfair labour practicecontract renewalarbitrator biasfixed-term contract

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Does the appeal raise questions of law as required by section 98(10) of the Labour Act?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Grounds of appeal relate to alleged arbitrator bias and procedural irregularities"}
{"issue_text":"Was the arbitrator biased against the appellant?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant claims arbitrator condemned his representatives and favored respondent"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was employed by the respondent on continuous fixed-term contracts from 2005 to 2011. After being injured in an accident in 2011, he was on paid leave until December 2011. In January 2012, the respondent advised it would not renew his contract. The appellant claimed unfair labour practice, which was dismissed by an arbitrator. He appealed to the Labour Court.

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