Retrenchment by Design: How “Restructuring” Can Be Used to Weaken Unions in Zimbabwe

File pic. By Given Dingwiza When Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court handed down Nyamande & Another v Zuva Petroleum (SC 43/15) in July 2015, it reaffirmed an employer’s common-law right to terminate employment on notice, and the aftermath was immediate and bruising for workers. Within weeks, Zimbabwe’s main labour federation said