Peters Motel v Renias Magara & 7 Others

[2016] ZWLC 777

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

2 December 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 777

Judgment No.

LC/H/777/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

G Musariri

Full Bench

G Musariri

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Law

Keywords

termination on noticeunfair dismissalretrenchmentarbitration

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether termination of employment on notice constitutes unfair dismissal requiring retrenchment procedures","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Termination on notice effective 1 March 2013; payment of notice pay"}

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The appellant employer terminated the respondents' employment contracts on notice with effect from 1 March 2013. An arbitrator ruled this constituted unfair dismissal and ordered reinstatement or damages, finding that retrenchment procedures should have been followed. The employer appealed, arguing the termination was lawful under section 12(3) of the Labour Act.

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