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Kenya's Employment Court refused to strike out a defence filed on time but served late, and refused a Kshs.12.5 million security deposit.

The Industrial Court refused to reinstate a claim application dismissed for non-prosecution, warning that a refused adjournment means the he

The Employment Court in Nyeri dismissed a review application because the claimant delayed, accepted payment of the judgment, and failed to s

A settlement agreement signed at the Ministry of Labour is binding: the employer must pay the agreed terminal dues and cannot later invent a

A Kenyan court confirmed that workers must be paid for extra duties actually performed, even without formal appointment, but unproven claims

A Kenyan court awarded three school workers 12 months' salary each because their employer could not prove a valid reason or follow fair dism

A Kenyan court upheld a bank teller's summary dismissal because the employer proved both a valid reason and followed fair disciplinary proce

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that firing a fixed-term employee early means paying for the months left on the contract.

A Kenyan court ruled monthly-paid workers are not casual employees, awarded them 15 months' unpaid salaries, house allowance and leave pay,

A Kenyan court ruled a hotel fire was force majeure, not unfair dismissal, but still ordered notice pay, December wages, and refunds of sala

Kenya's Employment Court reinstated a worker's claim dismissed for lateness, confirming that parties deserve to be heard before their cases

A Kenyan employment court ordered Lafarge to medically retire a long-serving employee, ruling that whether his illness was caused by work di

A Kenyan court dismissed a union's emergency orders because its key document named the wrong company, showing evidence must match the partie

A Kenyan court ruled a church construction dispute was commercial, not employment, and transferred it out of the Industrial Court.

Kenya's Employment Court confirmed it cannot review a delivered judgment just to wait for another court's decision—grievances over omitted i

A Kenyan court confirmed you cannot enforce an existing judgment by filing a new lawsuit—you must use execution or contempt in the original

A Kenyan court awarded a shop assistant overtime, leave and holiday pay, but she lost her unfair termination claim because she couldn't prov

A Kenyan supermarket was ordered to pay a security guard over Kshs.130,000 after it fired him while he recovered from being injured at work.

A Kenyan court ruled that unfairly dismissed employees keep their employer's pension contributions even if they served less than a year.

A Kenyan court ruled an employer unfairly sacked a sick worker without a termination letter, awarding him 12 months' salary plus terminal du

The Employment Court refused to pause a case because the employer filing the appeal hadn't shown it had a real, arguable appeal.

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that working past a contract's expiry continues employment, so ending it verbally without a hearing was unfai

Telkom Kenya's dismissal of an employee was ruled unfair, but the claimant won only 12 months' pay, not the Kshs.86 million she sought.