ZIMSAFE (PVT) LIMITED v D CHIMUTI & 16 ORS

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"The arbitrator erred in making a finding that the respondents had been unfairly dismissed.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents were turned away on 4 March 2014; internal memo of 12 December 2013"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether or not the arbitrator awarded damages without substantiating them.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents submitted schedule of moneys owed; arbitrator awarded six months' salary as damages without showing calculation"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator merely rubber stamped the respondents’ claims without any justification.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Arbitrator's determination on unlawful dismissal and damages"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred by dismissing the issue of prescription raised by the appellant.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Claim period 2011 to 2014; dispute referred on 10 March 2014"}

Background