Powertel Communications (Pvt) Ltd v Chiremba Abisha and 8 Others

[2020] ZWLC 137

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

19 June 2020

Citation

[2020] ZWLC 137

Judgment No.

LC/H/137/2020

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

B. S. Chidziva

Full Bench

B. S. Chidziva

Areas of Law

Employment LawLabour Arbitration

Keywords

fixed-term contractsprescriptionarbitrator jurisdictionSI 50/2012salary increments

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Did the arbitrator have jurisdiction to hear the matter?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator Ndomene's appointment status"}
{"issue_text":"Was the citation of parties proper?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"\"Abisha Chiremba and others\" citation"}
{"issue_text":"Had the claims prescribed under section 94(1) of the Labour Act?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Claims from 2012 referred in 2016"}
{"issue_text":"Did the arbitrator err in finding SI 50/2012 created ascertainable liability?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Unregistered previous arbitral awards"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Nine employees claimed underpayment and non-payment of allowances from 2012-2014 while employed on fixed-term contracts. The appellant disputed the claims on grounds of prescription and improper citation, and challenged the arbitrator's jurisdiction.

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