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Labour law MAREJEO NO 5071 OF 2024 WEMA MTENGWA VRS TANZANIA RAILWAY CORPORATION

MAREJEO NO 5071 OF 2024 WEMA MTENGWA VRS TANZANIA RAILWAY CORPORATION

The CMA lacked jurisdiction to enforce the Deed of Settlement as such enforcement falls within the exclusive mandate of the High Court. The applicant's claims were therefore properly dismissed.

  • Retirement benefits
  • Jurisdiction of labour institutions
  • Enforcement of settlement agreements
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Labour law philemon l m kaduma others vstanzania zambia railway authority 2023 tzhc 23757 20 december 2023

philemon l m kaduma others vstanzania zambia railway authority 2023 tzhc 23757 20 december 2023

Applicants conceded to preliminary objection at CMA, depriving CMA opportunity to deliberate on jurisdictional arguments. New arguments cannot be raised at revision stage. CMA erred in dismissing the matter; it should have struck it out. Application dismissed except for substitution of dismissal with striking out.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Public service
  • Retirement benefits
  • Preliminary objection
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Labour law micahel mwinuka others vs tanzania zambia railways authority others 2023 tzca 17475 7 august 2023

micahel mwinuka others vs tanzania zambia railways authority others 2023 tzca 17475 7 august 2023

The Labour Division of the High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the appellants' claims as they were no longer in an employer-employee relationship and had not exhausted statutory remedies under the NSSF Act; thus, the proceedings, judgment, and decree were nullified.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Retirement benefits
  • Statutory duties
  • Exhaustion of remedies
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Labour law john butabile vs tanzania fisheries research institute 2023 tzca 17455 26 july 2023

john butabile vs tanzania fisheries research institute 2023 tzca 17455 26 july 2023

The CMA and High Court erred in holding the application for condonation as res judicata and in dismissing it without hearing its merits, as the previous matters did not determine the question of condonation. The application for condonation was a distinct proceeding and should have been heard on its competence and substance.

  • Res judicata
  • Condonation of delay
  • Jurisdiction of cma
  • Unfair termination
  • Retirement benefits
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Labour law jimmy lugendo vs crdb bank ltd 2023 tzca 17372 4 july 2023

jimmy lugendo vs crdb bank ltd 2023 tzca 17372 4 july 2023

The appellant, having freely entered into an agreement to retire in lieu of retrenchment, is bound by that agreement and cannot claim both retrenchment and retirement benefits. The retirement agreement replaced the prior retrenchment arrangement, and the law does not permit simultaneous entitlement to both benefit schemes.

  • Retirement benefits
  • Retrenchment benefits
  • Employment termination
  • Contractual waiver
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Labour law karibueli j molla vs tanzania zambia railway authoritytazara and another 2023 tzhcld 1208 24 march 2023

karibueli j molla vs tanzania zambia railway authoritytazara and another 2023 tzhcld 1208 24 march 2023

The High Court Labour Division dismissed a retired employee’s claim for unpaid social security-related benefits, holding that jurisdiction lay with the Social Security Regulatory Division.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Retirement benefits
  • Public service act
  • Social security contributions
  • Exhaustion of remedies
  • Retirement-benefits
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Labour law tanzania zambia railways authority vs eng gisbert sambala and 4 others 2023 tzhcld 1157 16 february 2023

tanzania zambia railways authority vs eng gisbert sambala and 4 others 2023 tzhcld 1157 16 february 2023

Section 32A of the Public Service Act does not apply retrospectively; thus, the CMA had jurisdiction. However, the arbitrator erred by not properly framing the core issue of which policy document should govern the respondents' retirement benefits, necessitating a fresh arbitration.

  • Retirement benefits
  • Jurisdiction of cma
  • Public service act
  • Collective bargaining agreement
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Labour law michael mwinuka others vs tanzania zambia railway authority tazara another 2022 tzhcld 1125 22 december 2022

michael mwinuka others vs tanzania zambia railway authority tazara another 2022 tzhcld 1125 22 december 2022

Since the cause of action arose before the 2016 amendments to the Public Service Act, the CMA had jurisdiction to entertain the matter. The CMA's ruling to the contrary was incorrect and is set aside.

  • Jurisdiction of cma
  • Public service act amendments
  • Retirement benefits
  • Employment termination
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Labour law christina bosco mrema vs national bank of commerce ltd 2022 tzhcld 1083 21 november 2022

christina bosco mrema vs national bank of commerce ltd 2022 tzhcld 1083 21 november 2022

The High Court Labour Division held that NBC wrongfully retired Christina Bosco Mrema on medical grounds and ordered payment of retirement, disability, and earnings compensation.

  • Retirement on medical grounds
  • Collective bargaining agreement
  • Retirement benefits
  • Disability discrimination
  • Procedural fairness in termination
  • Labour-law
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