Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency v Ronald Chirochangu & Office of the President and Cabinet

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H//25

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

12 February 2025

Citation

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H//25

Neutral Citation

[2025] ZWLC 25

Judgment No.

LC/H//25

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

L.M. Murasi

Full Bench

L.M. Murasi

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

PrescriptionConciliationArbitrationJurisdictionLabour Officer

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether a Labour Officer can determine the issue of prescription at the conciliation stage, or whether such determination is a prerequisite to conciliation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Labour Officer declined to determine prescription; matter referred to arbitration"}
{"issue_text":"Whether an arbitrator has jurisdiction to determine issues of prescription raised during conciliation proceedings","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator made finding on matter despite prescription issue not being determined by Labour Officer"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The First Respondent referred a dispute to a Labour Officer. The Appellant raised a point in limine alleging the matter had prescribed under section 94 of the Labour Act. The Labour Officer declined to determine the prescription issue, issued a Certificate of No Settlement, and referred the matter to arbitration. The Arbitrator found the Labour Officer could not conciliate on the matter. The Appellant appealed, arguing the Labour Officer lacked jurisdiction to proceed without determining prescription.

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