Ospitiota Chihande v Eaglesvale School

[2016] ZWLC 20

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

22 January 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 20

Judgment No.

LC/H/20/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

R F Manyangadze J

Full Bench

R F Manyangadze J

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Law

Keywords

retirement agepension schemeNSSAunfair dismissalarbitral award

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether employer can lawfully retire employee at age 60 under its private pension scheme when NSSA provides for retirement at 65","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant retired at 60 per respondent's scheme; NSSA provides 65"}
{"issue_text":"Whether respondent's migration from Old Mutual to Minerva invalidated the pension scheme","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Scheme moved administrators without amending rules"}
{"issue_text":"Whether 2013 benefit statement showing retirement at 65 created binding expectation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Statement showed retirement 30 June 2019"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was employed as an Accounts Clerk since 2002. In October 2014, she was given notice of retirement effective 31 December 2014 upon attaining age 60, per the respondent's Pension Scheme. She contested this, arguing retirement age should be 65 per NSSA regulations. The arbitrator ruled in favour of the respondent, leading to this appeal.

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