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Zimbabwe: Senate Passes Labour Bill
The Herald, 21 August 2015
Senate yesterday rejected proposed changes to the Labour Amendment Bill by the MDC-T, prompting the opposition party's members to walk out in protest, culminating in the passage of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Labour Bill Sails Through Parly
The Herald, 19 August 2015
Workers were the biggest winners yesterday after the National Assembly passed the Labour Amendment Bill without amendments after a protracted debate which saw the House overturning… Read more »
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Zimbabwe's New Labour Bill Approved
The National Assembly has passed the proposed Labour Amendment Bill, which will repeal common law provisions that have been used by employers to fire workers with three months' notice.
Zimbabwe is struggling with unemployment and the rise of informal trade in its major cities
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Zimbabwe: Bill Splits Business, Workers
Financial Gazette, 20 August 2015
PASSAGE of the Labour Amendment Bill (LAB) in the lower house of Parliament on Tuesday dramatically split business and labour, with captains of industry warning of dire economic… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Gwisai's Labour Centre Says New Labour Law Is Anti-Jobs, Will Resurrect Rhodes' Ghost
New Zimbabwe, 18 August 2015
FORMER MDC legislator Munyaradzi Gwisai's Labour Centre has said Zimbabweans should "strongly" resist the labour amendment bill currently before Parliament. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: VPs Watch As Parly Fast-Tracks Labour Law Changes
New Zimbabwe, 18 August 2015
PARLIAMENT has fast-tracked passing of the Labour Amendments bill which seeks to stop the current labour carnage which has seen some 20,000 people being dismissed from work without… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Labour Bill in Parliament
The Herald, 18 August 2015
DEBATE on the much-awaited Labour Amendment Bill, which seeks to repeal common law provisions that have been used by employers to fire workers on three months' notice starts in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Good News for Fired Workers
Zimbabwe Standard, 16 August 2015
AN estimated 20 000 workers who were fired after the Supreme Court ruled that employers could terminate contracts on notice may have something to smile about if Parliament passes… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Amending Labour Law to Stop Job Losses
The Herald, 15 August 2015
Parliament is expected to pass the Labour Amendment Bill next week after President Mugabe summoned parliamentarians from their recess to consider amendments to the Labour Act. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Recalls Parliament Over Job Losses - Report
News24Wire, 15 August 2015
President Robert Mugabe has recalled parliament two weeks early to pass changes to Zimbabwe's labour laws that could stem the flood of job losses, news reports said on Saturday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Draft Labour Bill Brings Win-Win Situation
The Herald, 14 August 2015
Proposals in the draft Labour Amendment Bill go a long way in producing the win-win position desired by President Mugabe, offering considerable security to employees yet by… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Employers Support Three-Month Notice for Firing Workers
Zimbabwe Independent, 14 August 2015
Employers have recommended to government that the termination of contracts on three months' notice should be maintained with payment of gratuities only be mandatory if… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zim Govt Moves to Stop 'Senseless' Job Losses – Report
News24Wire, 13 August 2015
A bill that seeks to protect Zimbabwe's employers and employees is expected to be gazetted in parliament on Friday after thousands lost their jobs in the past few weeks, a report… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: MDC-T to Blame for Govt Dismissals, Cdes
Financial Gazette, 13 August 2015
Early this year, Finance Minister, Cde Pats rushed to announce that we were not going to pay our civil servants bonuses for the next two years. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Supreme Court Smile for BNC
Financial Gazette, 13 August 2015
The Supreme Court concurred with the Labour Court's ruling recently that BNC was legally correct in showing the now former workers' committee chairman the door for laying bare the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Relief for Workers. . . As Labour Bill Is to Be Gazetted Tomorrow
The Herald, 13 August 2015
Parliament is expected to gazette the Labour Amendment Bill tomorrow, a development that kick-starts the process that will stop job losses that have affected tens of thousands of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Another Court Victory for Employers
Financial Gazette, 13 August 2015
The Supreme Court made the ruling when it dismissed a constructive dismissal appeal case by a former Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) general manager, Richard Nkomo, against the hotels… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: National Broadcaster Fires Hundreds of Employees
New Zimbabwe, 12 August 2015
AT least 300 workers at state broadcaster, ZBC, have had their employment contracts terminated, thanks to the recent Supreme Court ruling which has caused over 20 000 job losses. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: ZCTU Plotting a Concourt Challenge to On-Going Job Cuts
New Zimbabwe, 11 August 2015
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) says it is preparing to lodge its own Constitutional Court challenge against current job cuts that have seen nearly 20,000 served with… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: President Mugabe Says Law Is an Ass, Promises Reform to Stop Job Losses
New Zimbabwe, 10 August 2015
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has slammed job losses but ruled out any chances of him invoking his Presidential powers to freeze a Supreme Court ruling giving employers the right fire… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 2015 - Worker's Annus Horribilis
The Herald, 9 August 2015
Cabinet has approved reforms or amendments to the Labour Act. That's according to Zanu-PF spokesman Simon Khaya Moyo. That must come as cold comfort for the nearly 20 000 workers… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: ZBC Fires Top Executives
The Herald, 8 August 2015
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has, with immediate effect, dismissed suspended chief executive Mr Happison Muchechetere, general manager-finance Mr Elliot Kasu, acting… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Job Losses - President Respects Rule of Law
The Herald, 10 August 2015
President Mugabe's decision not to invoke Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) to stop the firing of workers on the basis of a recent Supreme Court ruling is clear… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Editors Concerned About Firing of Journalists
New Zimbabwe, 9 August 2015
THE Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef) has urged media houses to consider other options to cut costs instead of resorting to the dismissal of reporters. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Biti Chides Government On Current Wave of Job Cuts
Zimbabwe Independent, 7 August 2015
The recent utterances by Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Prisca Mupfumira that government can reduce the wage bill, without retrenching or firing people has… Read more »
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Civil servants' unions have failed to come up with nine considerable negotiators to represent them before the National Joint Negotiating Council, a platform where they meet with ... Read more »
