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Gazetted 14-07-2023
28/09/21 | : Cabinet approved principles. |
19/11/21 | : Date of gazetting |
15/02/22 | : Bill appears on order paper |
16/02/22 | : Bill introduced to the National Assembly |
16/02/22 | : First reading |
16/02/22 | : Bill referred to Parliamentary Legal Committee |
16/02/22 | : Bill Referred to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee |
30/05/22 - 03/06/22 | : Public Hearings |
21/06/22 | : Bill’s Second Reading (First appearance on order paper) |
21/07/22 | : Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Report [link] |
10/08/22 | : Veritas Commentary on the Bill [link] |
31/05/23 | : Minister’s Second reading speech |
31/05/23 | : Minister’s response to report and debate |
31/05/23 | : Second Reading motion approved |
31/05/23 | : Committee Stage |
31/05/23 | : Bill sent to PLC on amendments |
01/06/23 | : PLC issued a non-adverse report on the amendments |
01/06/23 | : Third reading |
01/06/23 | : Bill transmitted to Senate |
06/06/23 | : Bill received by Senate |
07/06/23 | : Minister’s Second reading speech |
07/06/23 | : Second reading motion approved |
07/06/23 | : Committee Stage |
07/06/23 | : Third reading motion approved |
07/06/23 | : Bill passed by both Houses as amended |
14/07/23 | : Bill gazetted as Act [link] |
To provide for the amendment of, the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01], and to provide for matters connected to or incidental to the foregoing.
ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Labour Amendment Act, 2023.
2 Amendment of section 2 of Cap. 28:01
Section 2 (“Interpretation”) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (hereinafter called the “principal Act”) is amended by insertion of the following definitions—