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October 2020
Christopher Mwimba and Ors v Lafarge Cement Zambia PLC (COMP NO. IRC/ND/84/2016) [2020] ZMIC 1 (20 October 2020)
Fixed-term service paid by gratuity does not entitle employees to redundancy/pension; no discrimination proven under s.108.
  • Industrial/labour law — Fixed-term contracts — Effluxion of time — Redundancy pay and pension entitlements limited to permanent service — Discrimination under s.108 requires protected grounds — Unjust enrichment.
20 October 2020
September 2020
Namaala Mwazembe v Rural Electrification Authority (IRC/SL/06/2020) [2020] ZMIC 2 (4 September 2020)
Termination without giving reasons violates the Employment Code Act and justified enhanced damages of 36 months' salary.
  • Employment law — Termination of fixed-term contract — Statutory duty to give reasons (Employment Code Act s.52) — Notice/payment in lieu where contract silent (s.53) — Unlawful termination for failure to give reasons — Damages: enhanced award (36 months) for abrupt dismissal and poor re-employment prospects.
4 September 2020