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Kenya's Employment Court ruled that a time-bar defence based on disputed promises to pay must be proven with evidence at trial, not struck o

A Kenyan bank lawfully dismissed a treasury employee for negligence, and she must now repay her staff loan at commercial rates.

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

A Kenyan court awarded a driver Kshs 186,453 for unpaid leave and underpayment, but rejected his constructive dismissal claim for lack of ev

A Kenyan employment court ruled that unfair termination disputes belong under the Employment Act, not constitutional petitions, but converte

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that a time-bar objection cannot succeed where the claim's timing depends on disputed facts, so the gratuity

A Kenyan court ruled that the three-year clock for suing over dismissal starts only after an internal appeal is decided, so the employee's c

Kenya's Employment Court struck out a 19-year-old claim for unpaid leave and gratuity because it was filed far too late, though the claimant

A Kenyan court dismissed a worker's delayed work injury claim, showing that even valid claims die when filed years late without explanation.

A Kenyan employer that ignored its own contract's negotiation and arbitration steps cannot use those steps to block an employee's court case

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that the Employment Act, 2007 does not apply to terminations that happened before it came into force.

A Kenyan court awarded a long-serving 'casual' worker Kshs 1.7 million, holding that continuous service beyond three months converts casual

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that employers must give employees proper one-month redundancy notices, though it trimmed the employee's n

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that wrongly fired employees cannot claim salaries and pensions they would have earned up to retirement; a

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that you cannot bypass the Employment Act's three-year time limit by dressing an old work dispute as a con

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a company that never filed its appeal lost the right to keep it alive, clearing the way for the worker's

A Kenyan court ruled that a time-extension to file a late lawsuit cannot be challenged through a preliminary objection — the real fight happ

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a dismissal clock for suing starts only after a contractual internal appeal is decided, not when the term

Kenya's Employment and Labour Relations Court struck down several UASU constitutional provisions, confirming that union rules must guarantee

Kenya's Employment Court upheld a security warden's dismissal over miraa at an airport, ruling the employer followed a fair process.

A Kenyan court awarded a retired driver his unpaid gratuity but barred a service pay claim because he was already in a provident fund and NS

A Kenyan court awarded a security guard Kshs. 395,247 after unfair dismissal, but refused to compensate his work injuries through the employ

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that workers can sue employers directly for constitutional rights violations at work, even when workplace inj

Supreme Court rules 'permanent and pensionable' jobs can be terminated; no claim for future salaries.

Kenya's Employment and Labour Relations Court corrected its own earlier judgment, granting a union orders protecting members from victimisat