unique financial services vs elizabeth mkopi 2021 tzhcld 34 10 march 2021

unique financial services vs elizabeth mkopi 2021 tzhcld 34 10 march 2021

The respondent was not terminated due to pregnancy, nor did she have a reasonable expectation of renewal of her fixed term contract. The contract expired by its terms, and there was no evidence of discrimination or an enforceable expectation of renewal. The CMA's award of compensation was therefore quashed.

Citation
unique financial services vs elizabeth mkopi 2021 tzhcld 34 10 march 2021
Parties
Applicant: Unique Financial Services; Respondent: Elizabeth Mkopi
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
10 March 2021
Procedural Posture
Labour Revision / Judgment
Outcome
application allowed
Legal Topics
Fixed Term Contract, Unfair Termination, Discrimination, Expectation of Renewal, Compensation, Pregnancy Discrimination
Source Language
English

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Parties

Unique Financial Services

Applicant

Elizabeth Mkopi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Labour Revision / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the respondent was terminated by the applicant
  2. 2 Whether the respondent was entitled to reliefs for unfair termination

Ratio Decidendi

The respondent was not terminated due to pregnancy, nor did she have a reasonable expectation of renewal of her fixed term contract. The contract expired by its terms, and there was no evidence of discrimination or an enforceable expectation of renewal. The CMA's award of compensation was therefore quashed.

Court Disposition

application allowed

Orders

  • CMA's award quashed and set aside
  • No compensation payable to respondent