Labour Amendment Act, Act 11 2023.pdf
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
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—
