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The Employment Court refused to pause an employment case because the company never actually filed its intended appeal.

A Kenyan employment court reinstated a union's dismissed lawsuit so it could be heard fairly, but made the union pay costs for missing the h

A Kenyan court dismissed a union's claim because the CBA was never registered and the worker was fairly dismissed for misconduct.

Kenya's Employment Court ruled a new claim for unpaid CBA dues is not barred by earlier litigation between the same parties, and the case pr

Kenya's Employment Court dismissed duplicate terminal dues claims as an abuse of process, but allowed two workers' claims filed within the t

A Kenyan employment court dismissed a union's entire claim because it presented written arguments but called no witnesses to prove its facts

A Kenyan court refused contempt proceedings against an employer, ruling that a dispute over how much is owed under an award must be raised t

A Kenyan court dismissed a union's challenge to employee outsourcing because the union brought no evidence to counter the employer's sworn e

A Kenyan employer seeking to delay paying a court-ordered wage award must prove real financial hardship and deposit security — winning an ap

Kenya's Employment Court set aside a default judgment against an employer, ruling that a lawyer's filing mistake shouldn't deny a party its

Thorlight lost its bid to review a judgment enforcing a union recognition agreement because it failed to prove the new evidence could not ha

A Kenyan employer must pay over Kshs. 3 million for deducting workers' union dues but failing to remit them to the union and COTU.

The Employment Court refused to review its own judgment on gratuity and leave pay, telling the union that such complaints belong on appeal,

A Kenyan court ruled that outsourcing security services cannot be used to disguise an unfair redundancy without following legal procedures.

A Kenyan employer must deduct and remit union dues once workers sign check-off forms, but unions must prove a membership majority to win rec

Kenya's Employment Court confirmed it — not Magistrates' Courts — hears trade union disputes, no matter how little the affected employees ea