Preedon (Private) Limited v Priviledge Kapesi and 120 Others

LC/H/187/25

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

9 May 2025

Citation

LC/H/187/25

Neutral Citation

[2025] ZWLC 187

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Chivizhe J

Full Bench

Chivizhe J

Areas of Law

Labour lawCollective bargaining agreements

Keywords

underpayment of wagesinterbank ratepayroll datemiscitation of partytrade union mandate

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Did the arbitrator err in treating miscitation of “Preedon Bricks” as a minor technicality curable without formal amendment application?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Employer cited as “Preedon Bricks”; true name Preedon (Pvt) Ltd; arbitrator corrected citation suo motu"}
{"issue_text":"Were employees underpaid when employer used exchange rate of payment date (14 June 2023) instead of payroll-run date (31 May 2023)?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"CBA requires rate on payroll day; payroll run 31 May at 2 500; paid 14 June at 5 975"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Employees claimed underpayment of May 2023 wages because employer used exchange rates from 2 and 14 June 2023 instead of the 31 May 2023 payroll-run date. Employer cited as “Preedon Bricks” instead of “Preedon (Pvt) Ltd” and disputed trade union’s mandate.

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