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NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE v NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION FUND 1985 (1) ZLR 161 (S)

1985 (1) ZLR p161

Citation

1985 (1) ZLR 161 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court Harare

Judge

Beck Gubbay & McNally JJA

Heard

26 March 1985

Judgment

26 March 1985

Counsel

C W Jordaan for the appellant
A P de Bourbon SC for the respondent

Case Type

Civil Appeal

Annotations

No case annotations to date

Flynote

Employment — essential elements of the contract — contractual assent — whether necessary between the parties.

Interpretation of statutes — official interpretation of a law — whether of assistance to court — short title — weight to be given.

Legislation — ss 3(2) and 3(3) Emergency Powers (Lower — Paid Employees) (Compensation) Regulations, 1983 SI 455C of 1983 — whether the increase is a "wage" or "salary increase".

Words and Phrases — "wage", "salary" — whether words connote any element of contractual assent — "grant" — "award" — whether implies element of munificence.

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