Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd v Farai Kuvirimwa

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/118/2016

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

25 January 2016

Citation

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/118/2016

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 118

Judgment No.

LC/H/118/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

F.C. Maxwell

Full Bench

F.C. Maxwell

Areas of Law

Labour LawContract Law

Keywords

independent contractoremployment relationshiparbitral awardpoint in liminequestion of law

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal raises a question of law as required by Section 98(10) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The grounds of appeal challenge the arbitrator's factual findings on employment status"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding an employment contract existed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no (not reached due to procedural incompetence)","related_facts":"The respondent was engaged as a journalist without a written contract"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant appealed against an arbitral award in favour of the respondent, who was engaged as a journalist. The respondent raised a preliminary point that the appeal did not raise a question of law as required by statute. The court upheld the point and dismissed the appeal.

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