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Zimbabwe:
'Manufacturing Most Affected By Jobs Cuts'
The Herald, 9 September 2015
A survey carried out by a local human resources firm shows that 20 percent of workers who lost jobs following the Supreme Court ruling that employers could terminate contracts upon… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Harare Town Clerk Rejects Dismissal and Approaches High Court
New Zimbabwe, 8 September 2015
FORMER Harare town clerk, Tendai Mahachi, who was fired by the local authority last week has filed a High Court application challenging the dismissal and demanding reinstatement. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
8 000 Apply for Job Exports
The Herald, 9 September 2015
At least 8 000 graduates from the country's tertiary institutions have had their names captured for possible employment in several African countries with which Zimbabwe has signed… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Fired Council Workers Sing the Blues
Zimbabwe Standard, 6 September 2015
CUTHBERT Razawo was employed by Chitungwiza Town Council and has just lost his job. His contract of employment was cancelled last week on three months' notice, even after the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Labour Dispute to Persist As Businesses Disown New Labour Law
New Zimbabwe, 6 September 2015
EMPLOYERS have disowned the newly enacted Labour Amendment Act, a development set to further drag the seven-week long stalemate between business and labour. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
ZBC Rehires Fired Workers
Zimbabwe Standard, 6 September 2015
THE country's television broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has started re-hiring some of its fired employees. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
1 500 Workers Lose Jobs in Agric Sector
Zimbabwe Independent, 4 September 2015
More than 1 500 workers in the agricultural sector lost their jobs after their contracts were terminated on three months' notice, businessdigest has learnt. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Zim's Youth Unemployment Crisis
Zimbabwe Independent, 31 August 2015
When Zimbabweans took up arms to liberate the country from British colonial rule, they were not only seeking justice and freedom, but also better economic well-being. Being a… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Retrenchment Affects Future Pension Benefits, As Well As Current Earnings
Financial Gazette, 3 September 2015
Retrenchment has never been more topical than at present, with thousands of workers having lost their jobs, following a Supreme Court ruling that it was lawful for an employer… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Axed Workers in Suspense As Employers Discuss New Labour Law
New Zimbabwe, 2 September 2015
ZIMBABWEAN workers caught in the recent six-week stampede to get rid of excess labour by employers are yet to know their fate despite the respite brought by a new law which orders… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Social Implications of Job Cuts
Financial Gazette, 3 September 2015
THE massive retrenchments of employees in the formal business sector and the driving out of numerous vendors from the city centres have serious negative and positive implications… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Worker Satisfaction Key, Says VP Mnangagwa
The Herald, 3 September 2015
WORKER satisfaction is key to economic growth, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. Addressing labour court judges and officials from the International Labour… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
New Labour Amendment Act Will Expedite Resolution of Labour Disputes
The Herald, 2 September 2015
Worker rights are essential to development of the economy if they are well linked to productivity improvement and international competitiveness. It is more likely that in recent… Read more »
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South Africa:
Zim Farm Workers Living Under Appalling Conditions – Report
News24Wire, 31 August 2015
Zimbabwean farm workers in the Masvingo province say they have been working and living under appalling conditions ever since government seized land from white farmers about 15… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
We Will Challenge Labour Act - ZCTU
Zimbabwe Standard, 30 August 2015
THE biggest labour union in the country, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) on Friday said it would apply pressure on the government to amend the recently enacted Labour… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Fired Workers Demand U.S $3,5 Million
The Herald, 31 August 2015
SOME of the 238 workers who were fired by Chitungwiza Town Council last week besieged the town's head office demanding that town clerk Mr George Makunde gives them their dues… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Zim Govt to Lay Off Thousands of Workers - Report
News24Wire, 31 August 2015
The Zimbabwean government is reportedly set to fire thousands of civil servants as it seeks to reduce its wage bill. Read more »