Zimbabwe Unions welcome Labour Bill terms

Workers have welcomed proposals in the Labour Amendment Bill that seek to take away employers' right to unilaterally dismiss them on three months' notice without benefits and provide for benefits for all employees who lost their jobs on the basis of the common law position which the Bill seeks to repeal.

Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) president Alfred Makwarimba, welcomed the gazetting of the Bill saying it would go a long way in alleviating the plight of the dismissed workers.

Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary general Mr Japhet Moyo, said the decision to remove the common law provisions was progressive as it would bring sanity on the labour market.