Zimbabwe Agriculture Society v Jeremiah Kapesa and 56 Others

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/8/25

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

7 January 2025

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/8/25

Neutral Citation

[2024] ZWLC 8

Judgment No.

LC/H/8/25

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

G. Musariri

Full Bench

G. Musariri

Areas of Law

Labour LawEmployment Contracts

Keywords

collective bargaining agreementforeign currencydesignated agent determinationworks councilexemption

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the industrial agreement to split wages into USD and ZWL components was registered in terms of the Labour Act.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The existence of a collective bargaining agreement."}
{"issue_text":"Whether the industrial agreement was legally binding.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The appellant's failure to comply with the agreement."}
{"issue_text":"Whether, despite the agreement, the appellant could lawfully pay the USD component of the wages in ZWL.","issue_type":"law/mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The appellant paid the USD portion in ZWL at the bank rate."}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant employer and respondents (employees) had a collective bargaining agreement for wages to be paid 75% USD and 25% ZWL. The appellant, without obtaining formal exemption, paid a portion of the USD wages in ZWL at the bank rate. The Designated Agent ordered the appellant to pay the USD difference, which the appellant appealed.

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