ZESA HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and 4 Others v ZIMBABWE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION WORKERS UNION

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/325/14

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

6 March 2014

Citation

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/325/14

Neutral Citation

[2014] ZWLC 325

Judgment No.

LC/H/325/14

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

G. Mhuri

Full Bench

G. Mhuri

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Arbitral awardQuestion of lawFinancial incapacityMisdirection

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal raises questions of law as required by Section 98(10) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The grounds of appeal challenging the arbitrator's factual findings and evidentiary assessment"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator's factual findings amount to a misdirection on law","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The arbitrator's finding that financial statements were insufficient proof of financial incapacity"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellants appealed against an arbitral award, arguing that the arbitrator erred in granting a claim without evidence and in finding their financial books and statements insufficient to prove financial incapacity. The respondent raised a preliminary point that the appeal did not raise questions of law as required by Section 98(10) of the Labour Act.

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