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Jonathan Moyo sues Hwange Colliery
07 Mar 2016 at 05:59hrs | Views
THE Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development, Professor Jonathan Moyo, has dragged the Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) Local Board to court for failing to remit more than $600,000 in levies from its assessed wage bill accrued over a two-year period.
In terms of section 3 of the Manpower Planning and Development Act, the minister is empowered to impose levying on every employer under Statutory Instrument (SI) 74 OF 1999.
The levy is payable to the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef).
The minister is demanding $644,695,71 from the local authority for levies which have not been remitted between January 2014 and October 2015.
Prof Moyo, in his summons filed through lawyers, Dube-Banda,
Nzarayapenga and Partners said the coal mining giant has continuously neglected or refused to settle the debt despite demand.
"From the period of January 2014 to October 2015, the defendant did not remit its fiill levy due on a monthly basis as required by the regulations," said the minister.
According to the court papers, the minister delegated Zimdef levy inspectors to assess HCCL wage bills, payrolls and other financial statements for that period during which a sum of $644,695,71 was arrived at as the balance of levy due and surcharges.
In terms of the Manpower Planning and Development Act as read in conjunction with section 3 of the Manpower Planning and Development (Levy) Notice SI 74 of 1999, every employer is obliged to pay a levy of one percent of their total assessed wage bill and other leviable benefits on employers and directors on or before the first day of each month.
Section 5 of the Manpower Planning and Development (Levy) Notice SI 74/1999 empowers Zimdef to impose a 10 percent surcharge on overdue levy. HCCL has not yet filed a notice to enter an appearance to defend the summons.
In terms of section 3 of the Manpower Planning and Development Act, the minister is empowered to impose levying on every employer under Statutory Instrument (SI) 74 OF 1999.
The levy is payable to the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef).
The minister is demanding $644,695,71 from the local authority for levies which have not been remitted between January 2014 and October 2015.
Prof Moyo, in his summons filed through lawyers, Dube-Banda,
"From the period of January 2014 to October 2015, the defendant did not remit its fiill levy due on a monthly basis as required by the regulations," said the minister.
According to the court papers, the minister delegated Zimdef levy inspectors to assess HCCL wage bills, payrolls and other financial statements for that period during which a sum of $644,695,71 was arrived at as the balance of levy due and surcharges.
In terms of the Manpower Planning and Development Act as read in conjunction with section 3 of the Manpower Planning and Development (Levy) Notice SI 74 of 1999, every employer is obliged to pay a levy of one percent of their total assessed wage bill and other leviable benefits on employers and directors on or before the first day of each month.
Section 5 of the Manpower Planning and Development (Levy) Notice SI 74/1999 empowers Zimdef to impose a 10 percent surcharge on overdue levy. HCCL has not yet filed a notice to enter an appearance to defend the summons.
Source - chronicle
