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Bulawayo High Court
Joseph Nyararai & 16 Others v Sino-Zimbabwe Company (Pvt) Ltd & National Employment Council for the Cement and Lime Industry
HB 06-20
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
23 January 2020
Citation
HB 06-20
Neutral Citation
[2020] ZWHB 06
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Takuva J
Full Bench
Takuva J
Areas of Law
Labour LawContract Law
Keywords
Collective Bargaining AgreementPublicationCommon LawPersonal to HolderJob Evaluation
Tags
Collective Bargaining AgreementPublication RequirementsCommon Law Contract
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Does this Court have jurisdiction to entertain a declaratory application regarding enforcement of an unregistered CBA?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"CBA registered but not published; applicants bypassed Labour Act procedures"}
- {"issue_text":"Is an unpublished CBA binding as a common law agreement?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"CBA negotiated and applied since 2004 but never published"}
- {"issue_text":"Were applicants' contracts unlawfully varied removing personal to holder protection?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employer removed protection claiming CBA not binding"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
16 employees sought a declaratory order that their employer's variation of their contracts to remove "personal to holder" salary protection after job evaluation was unlawful. The Collective Bargaining Agreement governing this protection was registered but never published as required by law.
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