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Labour Court
Peterhouse v J Gwande & 22 Others
[2016] ZWLC 254
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
22 April 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 254
Judgment No.
LC/H/254/16
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L M Murasi
Full Bench
L M Murasi
Areas of Law
Labour LawCollective Bargaining
Keywords
transport allowancefree transportcollective bargainingstatutory interpretationsection 5 SI 60 of 2013
Tags
transport allowancecollective bargaining agreementstatutory interpretation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding that three kilometres was too long a distance to walk","issue_type":"factual","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondents live three kilometres from pick-up points"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the employer has sole discretion to decide between providing free transport or paying transport allowance","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Section 5 of SI 60 of 2013 uses \"shall\""}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant employer provided free transport to designated points in Marondera but respondents who lived about three kilometres away had to pay additional transport costs to reach these pick-up points. Respondents claimed transport allowances instead of the free transport service.
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