Parliament has right to delegate powers - BOFEPUSU lawyers

But the unions affiliated to BOFEPUSU submit that Parliament has no right under the Constitution to delegate to the Executive a power to amend an Act of Parliament itself, as the government did when it enlisted teachers, veterinary services and diamond sorters as essential services in the aftermath of the 2011 industrial action.

These arguments are before the Court of Appeal, where the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs is appealing the judgment of Justice Dr Key Dingake who in 2012 ruled against the government’s classification of the stated professionals as essential workers. The respondents through advocate Alec Freund, Senior Counsel, and Mboki Chilisa are opposing the appeal, praying for dismissal with costs.