{"id":851,"date":"2019-11-29T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T12:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marumeandfuridzo.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2024-01-06T06:47:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T06:47:50","slug":"prescription-of-labour-disputes-in-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.marumeandfuridzo.com\/prescription-of-labour-disputes-in-zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Prescription Of Labour Disputes In Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the objectives of the Labour Act (Chapter 28:01)<\/strong> is to advance social justice and democracy in the workplace by securing the just, effective and expeditious resolution of disputes and unfair labour practices.(Section 2A(1)(f)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In line with this objective, the Act frowns upon litigants who sit on their disputes or unfair labour practices in perpetuity without it being brought before dispute adjudicators.<\/p>\n

Section 94(1) of the Act<\/strong> deals with that aspect. It provides as follows;<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>Prescription of disputes<\/strong><\/p>\n

(1) (1) Subject to subsection (2), no labour officer shall entertain any dispute or unfair labour practice unless\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n