Savanna Pharmaceuticals v Judith Marera & Tineyi Chimusoro

[2016] ZWLC 228

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

14 March 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 228

Judgment No.

LC/H/228/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L.M. Murasi

Full Bench

L.M. Murasi

Areas of Law

Employment LawLabour Law

Keywords

probation periodcontract terminationnotice periodfixed term contractunfair labour practice

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether an employer can extend a probation period by agreement after expiry","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Probation periods expired without communication; extension letters sent later"}
{"issue_text":"Whether dismissal with 24 hours notice after probation expiry constitutes unfair dismissal","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contracts terminated after probation periods; no performance warnings given"}
{"issue_text":"Whether fixed-term contracts automatically came into existence after probation expiry","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Probation periods expired without termination; six-month contracts mentioned in original agreements"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant employed respondents on probationary contracts. After probation periods expired without performance feedback, appellant purported to extend probation and later dismissed respondents with 24 hours notice. Respondents claimed they were on fixed-term contracts, not probation.

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