Companies should exercise restraint – CZI

THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industry (CZI) says business has to be realistic in implementing the Supreme Court ruling on termination of employment contracts saying it should not be used to punish employees.

Recently, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku, sitting with four other judges, unanimously agreed that the common law position placing employees and employers on an equal footing was still operational. The ruling has since triggered a spate of firings across sectors of the economy with the affected employees getting three months’ salary as notice pay.

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