IN THE LABOUR COURT OF ZIMBABWE

HELD AT HARARE CASE NO. LC/H/717/25

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN:

BENEDICT SHANGIWA 1^st APPELLANT

MARGARETH KWANGWARI 2^nd APPELLANT

MONICA MATIENGA 3^rd APPELLANT

MUKUDZEI MUVENGWI 4^th APPELLANT

JOSEPHINE CHINYAKATA 5^th APPELLANT

Versus

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE 1^st RESPONDENT

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND

INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT N.O. 2^nd RESPONDENT

20^th NOVEMBER 2025 , 30^th DECEMBER 2025 AND 28^TH JANUARY 2026

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE GONESI J

For the Appellants: K. GAMA

For the 1^st Respondent: T. DUVE

GONESI J:

1. THE APPEAL

This is an appeal against the decision of an Arbitrator filed in terms of Rule 19(1) of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. The appellant’s grounds of appeal are as follows:

1. The honourable arbitrator grossly erred at law in making the irrational finding that the 2^nd appellant received a retrenchment package from the 1^st respondent and retained it, and therefore waived her rights, when it was common cause that she did not receive a retrenchment package, or any other form of package, from the 1^st respondent.

2. Further, the honourable arbitrator grossly erred and seriously misdirected himself on a question of law in f