Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions v Minister of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare and Attorney General of Zimbabwe and ZIMNAT Insurance Company (Pvt) Ltd and Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) and TelOne (Pvt) Ltd and Windmill (Pvt) Ltd and Seed Co Zimbabwe and Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences

HH 482-21

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

14 September 2021

Citation

HH 482-21

Neutral Citation

[2021] ZWHH 482

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Urgent Application

Bench

Presiding

Muchawa J

Full Bench

Muchawa J

Areas of Law

Constitutional LawLabour LawAdministrative Law

Keywords

VaccinationEmployment contractsHuman dignityPersonal securityFair conditions of workUrgency

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's urgent application should be allowed to proceed or whether it should be struck off the roll for lack of urgency","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The applicant delayed filing from 21 July to 12 August 2021 without explanation; certificate of urgency silent on delay"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a trade union federation, sought an urgent declaration that employers' practices of prohibiting unvaccinated employees from working due to COVID-19 violated constitutional rights to dignity, personal security, and fair work conditions. The respondents raised points in limine, arguing the matter was not urgent as the applicant delayed in filing the application after becoming aware of the issue in July 2021. The court found the applicant failed to justify urgency and struck the matter off the roll.

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