bevco limitedversus melanie philippe 2023 tzhcld 1197 21 march 2023
The court held that the issue of the respondent's work permit was not properly pleaded and required evidence, thus could not be raised as a preliminary objection or at the closing submission stage. The arbitrator was correct in treating the employment relationship as ongoing at the time of suspension, and the admission of secondary evidence did not cause injustice given the employer's duty to keep records. However, the arbitrator erred in computing compensation based on a salary not specified in the contract; the correct monthly salary was Euro 4,000 as per the employment contract, not TZS 29…
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- Employment contract
- Work permit
- Jurisdiction of cma
- Suspension from employment
- Salary computation
- Admissibility of evidence