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Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
10 February 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 117
Judgment No.
LC/H/117/16
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
E. Muchawa
Full Bench
E. Muchawa
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment contracts
Keywords
contract of employmenttask contractpermanent employeesection 12(3) Labour Act
Tags
employment statuscontract workerspecific task contractappeal from arbitration
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act [Chapter 10:17]
- Labour Amendment No. 17 of 2007
- Labour Act [Chapter 10:17]
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding appellant was contract employee on task contract rather than permanent employee","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Five months continuous work, weekly payment, no written contract"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether grounds of appeal raise questions of law as required by section 98(10)","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Seven grounds of appeal mostly on facts"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant worked for respondent from January to May 2014 as a welder. After termination, he lodged a complaint leading to arbitration which found he was a contract employee on a task contract. The appellant appealed against this finding.
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