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Labour Court
Letwin Sigauke N.O v City of Harare & Anor
[2020] ZWLC 17
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
24 January 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWLC 17
Judgment No.
LC/H/17/2020
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
L. Hove
Full Bench
L. Hove
Areas of Law
Employment LawContract Law
Keywords
fixed term contractunlawful terminationretirement agepension schemelegitimate expectation
Tags
fixed term contractunlawful terminationretirement agepension scheme
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the 1st respondent acted within the confines of the law when it retired the 2nd respondent before expiry of the fixed term contract","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Fixed term contract for 5 years; termination after 27.5 months; retirement age of 60"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether pension scheme retirement age automatically applies to fixed term contracts","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Pension scheme provides retirement age of 60; contract silent on retirement age"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The 2nd respondent was employed by the 1st respondent on a 5-year fixed term contract as public safety director. After 27.5 months, the employer terminated the contract claiming the 2nd respondent had reached retirement age of 60 under the pension scheme. The applicant labour officer ruled the termination unlawful, which the 1st respondent opposed.
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