Quenting Marais and Gerhardus Johannes Piennar v Quarrying Enterprises (Private) Limited and A. Rehaman

[2013] ZWLC 363

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

2 August 2013

Citation

[2013] ZWLC 363

Judgment No.

LC/H/363/2013

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

L Matanda-Moyo

Full Bench

L Matanda-Moyo

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment disputes

Keywords

Certificate of No SettlementLabour OfficerConciliationDomestic remedies

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the application was filed prematurely before expiry of the 30-day period","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application filed 14 December 2012, 30 days expired 9 January 2013"}
{"issue_text":"Whether applicants exhausted domestic remedies before approaching the court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No attempt made to follow internal dispute resolution procedures"}
{"issue_text":"Whether representation by Labour Consultant during conciliation was competent","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Section 4 of SI 217/03 specifies who may represent parties"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Applicants brought an application to the Labour Court alleging that a Labour Officer failed to issue a Certificate of No Settlement within 30 days of conciliation. The application was filed on 14 December 2012, before the expiry of the 30-day period which would have ended on 9 January 2013. Applicants were represented by a Labour Consultant during conciliation proceedings.

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