Employers oppose Labour Amendment Bill

Employers have strongly spoken against the Labour Amendment Bill, which seeks to stop the wanton dismissal of workers on three months' notice, saying the Bill will result in further deterioration of the economy and loss of jobs.

The House of the National Assembly passed the Bill without amendments on Tuesday.

It is expected to be presented before the Senate today where MDC-T is expected to submit some amendments for consideration. However, Employers' Confederation of Zimbabwe said yesterday the Bill will worsen the business environment.

EMCOZ said despite having been involved in labour law reforms over the past five years, together with Government and labour, none of their contributions have been captured in the Labour Amendment Bill, thus undermining the spirit of the tripartite negotiations.