arbitral award registrationlabour arbitrationemployment termination
legislation
Statutes Cited
Labour Act
Labour Act
Labour Act
Arbitration Act
Interpretation Act
Constitution of Zimbabwe (old)
Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013)
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether an application for registration of an arbitral award can be made to a judge in chambers or must be made to an open court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application was made through chamber book"}
{"issue_text":"Whether an appeal to the Labour Court suspends the operation of an arbitral award","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent appealed award to Labour Court"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the certification of the arbitral award was adequate","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Document dated \"2nd Sept 206\" and contained errors"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitration agreement must be submitted with the registration application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant did not submit arbitration agreement"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a former employee of the respondent, obtained an arbitral award in her favour after the respondent terminated her employment contract. The applicant sought to register the award with the High Court for enforcement purposes while the respondent had appealed the award to the Labour Court and applied for a stay of execution.
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