University of Zimbabwe v Jealous Zhakata N.O (2) Vengai Mugabe

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in finding that the appellant unlawfully terminated the second respondent’s employment contract.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Interpretation of the memorandum dated 14 June 2018; conduct of the appellant in locking out the respondent."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in confirming the first respondent’s award of damages to the second respondent.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Calculation of damages for fixed term contract."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in failing to find that the United States Dollar values expressed in the employment contract became values expressed in RTGS at a rate of one is to one.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Date of dismissal (June 2018) vs. date of ruling (December 2020) vs. promulgation of SI 33/19 (February 2019)."}

Background