Tafadzwa Mutyoro v Zimwin Mining and B. Chipokosha N.O.

[2025] ZWLC 397

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

20 October 2025

Citation

[2025] ZWLC 397

Judgment No.

LC/H/397/25

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Makwande J

Full Bench

Makwande J

Areas of Law

Employment LawLabour Law

Keywords

probationterminationreinstatementarbitration award

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was employed on a probationary basis","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contract was verbal with no written terms of probation"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the third ground of appeal was sufficiently particularized","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Ground broadly invoked s 12 without specific subsection"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Appellant was employed verbally on 1 November 2023 and dismissed on 22 January 2024. Arbitrator found she was on probation and termination was lawful. Appellant appealed claiming no probation period existed.

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