ELRC·ELRC Cause No. 1403 of 201818 April 2024 Kenya's Employment Court awarded a former civil servant Kshs. 5 million because the Public Service Commission dismissed him without notice,
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ELRC·Not stated in excerpt (ELRC Claim, Nairobi)12 October 2023 A Kenyan court ruled Kenyatta University unfairly fired a cleaner over unproven bribery claims, awarding her over Kshs.2.1 million.
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ELRC·Not stated in the judgment as provided8 June 2023 A Kenyan court awarded an accounts administrator Kshs 420,000 because his employer dismissed him without notice, a reason, or a hearing.
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ELRC·Notice of Motion dated July 27, 2022 in Memorandum of Claim dated July 16, 202222 March 2023 A Kenyan employment court dismissed a dismissed teacher's bid for immediate reinstatement, confirming that final outcomes cannot be granted
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ELRC·Not stated in the judgment21 April 2022 A Kenyan employer that sacks a worker without notice or a hearing, and stays away from court, will pay compensation, full dues, interest and
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ELRC·Cause No. 2213 of 201618 March 2022 A Kenyan court ruled an employer's dismissal was unfair because it skipped mandatory fair-hearing steps, awarding the employee damages, noti
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ELRC·Not stated in judgment30 September 2021 A Kenyan court awarded a dismissed HR manager over Kshs 818,000 because her employer gave no notice, reason, or hearing before firing her.
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ELRC·Consolidated Employment Causes (consolidated 29.9.2016), including Cause 1861 of 201623 July 2020 A Kenyan court ruled seven teachers were unfairly dismissed because the school proved neither a valid reason nor a fair hearing before termi
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ELRC·Not stated in judgment (Amended Memorandum of Claim filed 15th January 2017)23 January 2020 A Kenyan security guard fired without notice or a hearing won over Kshs.522,000, showing employers pay heavily for skipping fair dismissal s
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ELRC·Not stated in judgment7 November 2019 A Kenyan court awarded a dismissed employee only the salary arrears his employer admitted in writing, rejecting all other claims because he
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ELRC·Memorandum of Claim dated 25th March, 201412 July 2019 A Kenyan employer must prove both the reason for firing and that the employee got a fair hearing, or the dismissal is unlawful.
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ELRC·Not stated in the judgment21 June 2019 A Kenyan court ruled that firing an employee without a disciplinary hearing is unfair, even if the employee's own conduct caused the problem
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ELRC·Not stated in judgment13 June 2019 A Kenyan watchman sacked without a hearing after asking for a pay rise won maximum compensation because his employer skipped mandatory Emplo
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ELRC·Not stated in the judgment31 May 2019 A Kenyan employer with a valid reason to fire an employee still lost the case because it skipped the mandatory hearing before dismissal.
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ELRC·Not stated in the judgment24 May 2019 A Kenyan employer who fired a worker without evidence or a hearing was ordered to pay over Kshs. 184,000 in compensation and costs.
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ELRC·Memorandum of Claim dated 22nd January 2018, filed 29th January 2018 (number not stated in judgment)11 February 2019 A Kenyan school lost a teacher's unfair dismissal case because it fired him before his disciplinary hearing, without giving him a chance to
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ELRC·Not stated in the judgment as supplied23 November 2018 A Kenyan court ruled an employee's dismissal unfair because the employer gave no hearing and couldn't prove misconduct, awarding six months'
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ELRC·Not stated in the judgment (Memorandum of Claim dated 17th October 2016, filed 28th October 2016)10 May 2018 A Kenyan court ruled that even employees accused of theft must get a fair hearing before dismissal, or the dismissal is unlawful.
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ELRC·Not stated in the judgment26 April 2018 The Employment Court in Nyeri dismissed a driver's unfair termination claim because he couldn't prove his allegations, and each side paid it
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ELRC·Not stated in judgment2 March 2018 A Kenya Wildlife Service ranger fired over rhino horn theft won compensation because his employer fired him on suspicion without a fair hear
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ELRC·Cause No. 179 of 20155 May 2016 A Kenyan court ruled SGS Kenya unfairly fired an employee without a hearing, awarding him Kshs. 126,000 because employers must prove valid r
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ELRC·Cause No. 1247 of 20127 April 2016 A Kenyan court ruled that even suspected theft does not excuse an employer from giving an employee a hearing before dismissal.
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A Kenyan court ruled two flower farm workers were unfairly fired because their employer never gave them a hearing before dismissal.
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ELRC·Cause No. 435 of 20133 March 2014 Kenya Pipeline had to reinstate a fired employee with full back pay because it never gave her notice or a hearing before termination.
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