Month: October 2022

PINKTOBER CONSULTATIONS

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We are back for our second edition of the #pinktober consultations campaign! Lessons from our first edition have proven the need for us to add the campaign to our annual calendar of events.

In our practice of the #Law we continue to face and deal with problems and pitfalls encountered by families when the family disintegrates or there is a death. We have seen the loss of properties and #relationships due to squabbles and fights over inheritance. The face of the family continues to change, presenting new and unique legal problems, as we now have more single-parented, child-headed, grand-parented and blended families prevailing.

In our effort to prevent future problematic legal issues from occurring, we are back to consult, advise on and continue with the ever-relevant discussion on #family and #inheritance.

SEE YOU SOON!

MATERNITY LEAVE

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DID YOU KNOW – 

That a lady that has been in employment for a period of at least one year is entitled to paid maternity leave for a period of of 98 days in terms of the Labour Laws of Zimbabwe?

This position is expressed in terms of Section 18 of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] hereinafter referred to as “the Act”.  Where an employee may require more than the stipulated 98 days of maternity leave additional leave days can be granted to her by the employer as they exercise their discretion. The employer may grant the additional leave but it may come as unpaid leave. It is emphasised that the employee is not entitled to the additional leave days.

Where the mother is nursing(breastfeeding) she is permitted one hour a day or two thirty minute breaks where she can nurse her infant. Such breaks can be combined with other breaks that the employee is entitled to, so that the nursing breaks are longer an example of the normal breaks may be either tea or lunch break/s. The nursing mother is allowed to utilize this right for a period that does not exceed 6 months.

This information is for general purposes only. 

Registration of an Estate

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DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN REGISTER A DECEASED ESTATE WITHOUT A DEATH CERTIFICATE?

A deceased estate can be registered without the death certificate. The death certificate can be filed at a later stage, as it is not a preliminary requirement for the purposes of registering the estate.

For an estate to be registered there must be two things:

  1. Death
  2. Property (owned by the deceased) – both movable and immovable assets that have an attached monetary value.

The process of registering an estate can be done by ANY interested party, which may include:

    1. Spouse
    2. Relative
    3. Child
    4. Creditor

These are people who have an interest in the estate being registered and dissolved.

This information is for general  purposes only