Lameck Tarasana v City of Harare

LC/H/207/2016

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

8 April 2016

Citation

LC/H/207/2016

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 207

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

P Muzofa J

Full Bench

P Muzofa J

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment lawContract interpretation

Keywords

unfair dismissalprocedural irregularitiescertificate of settlementreinstatementemployment contract

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the certificate of settlement terminated the employment contract between the parties","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Certificate of settlement provided for six months' salary payment; no mention of termination in certificate"}
{"issue_text":"What is the appropriate remedy where a suspension is held to be unlawful","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant alleged unlawful suspension; no evidence of actual suspension"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was dismissed from employment with the City of Harare after being absent from work from January 2007 to March 2009. A certificate of settlement was entered into compensating him for procedural irregularities, but the respondent refused reinstatement claiming the contract had been terminated.

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