Industrial Relations Court of Zambia - 2020

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Judgment date
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
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