Priscilla Mgazi N.O. v Zimbabwe International (Pvt) Limited and Josiah C. Muka

[2025] ZWLC 64

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

25 February 2025

Citation

[2025] ZWLC 64

Judgment No.

LC/H/64/25

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Chivizhe J

Full Bench

Chivizhe J

Areas of Law

Labour LawRetrenchment Law

Keywords

retrenchmentlabour officerdraft ruling confirmationUSD to RTGS conversionminimum retrenchment package

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Court should confirm the draft ruling of the Labour Officer","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Labour Officer issued draft ruling on 6 March 2020"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the retrenchment package should be paid in USD or RTGS dollars given SI 33/2019","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Package quantified in USD in 2017, payment made in 2020"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the 2nd respondent waived his right to payment by rejecting the RTGS payment","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"2nd respondent rejected and returned RTGS payment"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The 2nd respondent, a former employee of the 1st respondent, was retrenched in 2016. After failed negotiations, the matter was referred to the Retrenchment Board which approved a minimum retrenchment package. The Labour Officer issued a draft ruling directing payment of $6,202.00. The applicant Labour Officer sought confirmation of this draft ruling. The 1st respondent had paid the amount in RTGS dollars at 1:1 rate per SI 33/2019, which the 2nd respondent rejected claiming it should be in USD.

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