THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC-T is set to lose property worth
over $665 000 after the Labour Court ruled that it unfairly dismissed 17
employees and must pay damages.
Labour Court judge Justice Betty Chidziva, with the
concurrence of Justice Lawrence Murasi, this week struck off the roll a labour
appeal by the MDC-T. This exposes the opposition party ’s property to
execution. MDC-T owes the ex-workers $665 000.
Former MDC-T director general Mr Toendepi Shonhe and 16
others were fired in 2014 on allegations that they were to linked Mr Tendai
Biti’s Renewal Team.
An independent arbitrator in 2015, ordered the
reinstatement of the 17 but the opposition party found it impossible to rehire
the employees. The workers, through their lawyers, Matsikidze & Mucheche
Legal Practitioners, claimed damages which were subsequently quantified.
Each of the 17 was awarded damages ranging from $10 140 to
$264 000. Herald
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