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Labour Court
Tafadzwa Sakarombe v Sanders Tawanda Gutu & Anor
LC/H/803/2016
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
16 December 2016
Citation
LC/H/803/2016
Neutral Citation
[2016] ZWLC 803
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Muchawa J
Full Bench
Muchawa J
Areas of Law
Labour lawEmployment contractsOvertime compensation
Keywords
terminal benefitsovertimefixed term contractlabour officer ruling
Tags
terminal benefitsovertime claimslabour officer confirmation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the labour officer erred in dismissing the overtime claim of $21,467.77","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Log books showing extended working hours, claim for 881 overtime days"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant proved authorization for overtime work","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Lack of authorization evidence, employer concession of one hour daily"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a labour officer, sought confirmation of his ruling awarding the first respondent $1,995.07 in terminal benefits. The first respondent opposed confirmation, claiming $21,467.77 in unpaid overtime for 881 days worked between February 2013 and July 2014 while employed as a driver by the second respondent on renewable fixed-term contracts.
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