Chitungwiza council wins $1 million allowances case

CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has been spared the agony of raising $1,1 million towards employees’ outstanding allowances after High Court judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze set aside an arbitral award in favour of the local authority’s former 111 workers.

Mawadze dismissed arbitrator Susan Changawa’s award on Wednesday following an appeal by the local authority which argued that the $1 095 115 demanded by the workers would cripple its operations.

His ruling came barely three weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that allowances were not a right or entitlement.

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