Shelton Chibanda and 4 Ors v Gracious Rutendo Chirenda N.O. and Catering Industry Pension Fund

[2025] ZWLC 409

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

30 June 2025

Citation

[2025] ZWLC 409

Judgment No.

LC/H/409/25

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Mrs Justice Makamure

Full Bench

Mrs Justice Makamure

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment contractsUnfair labour practices

Keywords

arrear salariesemployment relationshipcontract terminationmitigation of losscollective bargaining agreements

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether applicants are entitled to arrear salaries and benefits from July 2022 to April 2024","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contracts never terminated; court orders confirmed employment; 2nd respondent failed to pay"}
{"issue_text":"Whether applicants taking alternative employment extinguished their employment contracts","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicants mitigated losses while contracts remained valid"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the application should be dismissed with costs on punitive scale","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"2nd respondent ignored court orders; applicants forced to litigate"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Five employees of Catering Industry Pension Fund sought quantification of arrear salaries and benefits after their employer failed to pay them despite court orders confirming their employment status. The employees were denied workplace access but their contracts were never terminated, leading to accrued salary arrears from June 2022 to April 2024.

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