By CHINTU MALAMBOTHE Supreme Court has directed Puma Energy to pay 20 former BP Zambia PLC employees, damages for breach of contract after their employer sold its shares to Puma Energy.The damages will be assessed by the Deputy Registrar.The 20 employees had been employed by BP Zambia for different periods up until April 1, 2011 when BP’s shares were sold and they became employees of Puma.In this matter BP and Puma Energy appealed the High Court judgement to the Supreme Court for finding that they breached both the sale and purchase agreements and the employees’ contracts of employment.Kennie Muhanga and 19 others sued BP Zambia PLC and Puma Energy demanding for payment of their terminal benefits and share entitlement following the termination of their contracts of employment by BP and Puma.They sought a declaration that BP Zambia PLC and Puma Energy on April 6, 2011 repudiated and breached the contract of employment by unilaterally canceling […]
20 ex-BP employees win Supreme Court ruling
