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Labour Court
Waverly Blankets v Spencer Majurira and 39 Others
JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/375/25
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
10 October 2025
Citation
JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/375/25
Neutral Citation
[2025] ZWLC 375
Judgment No.
LC/H/375/25
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Kachambwa J
Full Bench
Kachambwa J
Areas of Law
Labour LawContract Law
Keywords
fixed term contractpermanent employmentnovationstatutory instrumentcollective bargaining agreement
Tags
fixed term contractspermanent employmentnovationcollective bargaining agreement
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether fixed term contracts signed after employees reached the 60-month threshold legally novated their permanent employment contracts","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employees reaching 60 months threshold and signing subsequent fixed term contracts"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether a Collective Bargaining Agreement can alter common law principles of novation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Section 33 of Statutory Instrument 147 of 2018"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding that permanent contracts could not be terminated by novation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator's decision and reasoning"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant employed respondents on repeated fixed term contracts that exceeded 60 months continuous service, which under Statutory Instrument 147 of 2018 deemed them permanent employees. After reaching the 60-month threshold, each respondent signed new fixed term contracts. The arbitrator found these subsequent contracts unlawful and upheld the permanent employment status.
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