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Labour Court
Ivy Muzorewa v Golden Horse Trading Company t/a Foodking Supermarket
[2016] ZWLC 464
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
5 August 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 464
Judgment No.
LC/H/464/2016
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Maxwell J
Full Bench
Maxwell J
Areas of Law
Labour lawDamages quantificationUnfair dismissal
Keywords
back paydamagesreinstatementmitigationwrongful dismissal
Tags
back paydamages in lieu of reinstatementquantificationmitigation of damages
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Court Rules
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"What is the appropriate quantum of back pay and damages in lieu of reinstatement?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's monthly salary, period of unemployment, mitigation efforts"}
- {"issue_text":"Did the applicant properly mitigate her damages?","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant started looking for work in 2014, two years after dismissal"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought quantification of back pay and damages after the respondent failed to reinstate her following a Labour Court order of 17 June 2015. The respondent had been ordered to reinstate the applicant without loss of salary and benefits or pay damages in lieu of reinstatement.
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