Court awards Fidelity employee US$175 000 over unfair dismissal
THE Labour Court has ordered Fidelity Funeral Assurance Company (Private) Limited to pay former employee Nickson Busu US$175 272,90 after finding that he was unfairly dismissed and was not reinstated despite an earlier court order. Justice Bianca Makwande made the order in a judgment delivered on September 7, 2026, following a Supreme Court remittal for quantifying the monetary relief payable to Busu in lieu of reinstatement. Busu was employed by Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe Limited as ma
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A Zimbabwean court orders Fidelity Funeral Assurance to pay US$175,272 to a former employee over unfair dismissal and failure to reinstate despite prior rulings.
THE Labour Court has ordered Fidelity Funeral Assurance Company (Private) Limited to pay former employee Nickson Busu US$175 272,90 after finding that he was unfairly dismissed and was not reinstated despite an earlier court order. Justice Bianca Makwande made the order in a judgment delivered on September 7, 2026, following a Supreme Court remittal for quantifying the monetary relief payable to Busu in lieu of reinstatement. Busu was employed by Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe Limited as marketing and sales manager on March 1, 2010, before being transferred to its subsidiary, Fidelity Funeral Assurance Company, in June 2013.
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- 98 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 10, 2026
- Byline
- Valentine Tendai
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- The Independent