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A Kenyan court sent a county HR director's employment dispute to the Public Service Commission but protected her job, salary and position in

A Kenyan worker won Ksh. 1.86 million for a workplace injury, but the court refused to make the employer's insurer pay directly.

A Kenyan court ruled a teacher's dismissal unfair because his school never invited him to a disciplinary hearing or let him question his acc

A Kenyan employer's bid to cut a worker's award failed, but the court corrected the decree to include Kshs. 35,000 in service pay, raising t

A Kenyan court ruled an employee who resigned over workplace harassment gets only unpaid leave and a service certificate, not millions in da

Kenya's Employment Court quashed an ODPP transfer issued during an employee's leave without notice, ruling employers must follow their own t

A Kenyatta University employee won temporary protection from eviction pending appeal, but only if he keeps paying rent and clears all arrear

Kenya's Employment Court blocked a university from permanently filling its Vice Chancellor post while a dismissed professor's reinstatement

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that HELB must pay a reinstated employee full salary increments, benefits, interest and properly computed tax

Kenya's Employment Court stopped the JSC from removing Justice Ombwayo because the complaint against him was never a valid removal petition.

KCB Bank wrongfully fired an employee stranded by Covid-19 travel bans, and the Employment Court ordered it to pay her nearly Kshs.1 million

NCBA won a stay of execution of a Kshs.3.12 million unfair dismissal award, but only after depositing the full amount in a joint interest-ea

A Kenyan court ruled that an employer who never formally terminates employment in writing cannot claim a worker absconded, and must pay comp

A Kenyan court confirmed banks can be ordered to pay out whatever is in a debtor's account, even if it covers only part of the judgment debt

Kenya's Employment Court ordered Bocon Materials to sign a union recognition agreement after ignoring the union's case, though dues deductio

A Kenyan employer appealing an unfair termination award only got a conditional stay: it must pay part of the money now and secure the rest w

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that an employee claiming unfair dismissal must first prove they were actually dismissed before the employer

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that years of service on repeated fixed-term contracts do not make a worker permanent, so non-renewal at expi

Kenya's Employment Court ruled a civil servants' union unlawfully expelled a member over unpaid dues, restoring his membership and awarding

Kenya's Employment Court struck out a public interest challenge to Anti-Counterfeit Authority appointments, ruling such cases now belong in

Kenya's Employment Court ruled KTDA lawfully sent its CEO on terminal leave but unlawfully locked him out of work before his contract ended,

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that an employer must pay promised salary increments, awarding a former TARDA manager over Kshs. 728,000 in a

A Kenyan court ruled Gold Crown Foods unfairly fired its HR head, awarding him Kshs. 2.8 million because the company ignored its own discipl

A Kenyan court confirmed that ignoring an employee's documented medical condition can amount to constructive dismissal, though it reduced th

A Kenyan court cut a security guard's award but confirmed that employers cannot quietly drop injured workers off the payroll without a fair