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Labour Court
Innocent Matema v Bakels Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd
[2024] ZWLC 156
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
8 April 2024
Citation
[2024] ZWLC 156
Judgment No.
LC/H/156/24
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
MAKAMURE J
Full Bench
MAKAMURE J
Areas of Law
Labour LawConstructive Dismissal
Keywords
constructive dismissalintolerable employmentresignationtransferretrenchment
Tags
constructive dismissalresignationintolerable working conditions
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was constructively dismissed","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Resignation on 10 July 2023, alleged intolerable working conditions"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant exhausted domestic remedies before resigning","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Grievance handling, engagement with management"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant resigned from employment alleging constructive dismissal after being reinstated by court order following an unlawful retrenchment. He claimed the respondent made his working environment intolerable through various actions including non-payment of backpay, denial of work, transfer to Bulawayo without consultation, and other workplace grievances.
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