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A Mombasa court ruled a security guard's firing was unfair because his employer had no records or solid proof, awarding him over Kshs. 380,0

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that employees claiming constructive dismissal must prove the employer fundamentally broke the contract be

A Kenyan court upheld an employee's summary dismissal for suspected theft because the employer's CCTV and stock reconciliation evidence outw

A Kenyan court ruled that even when an employee's misconduct justifies dismissal, skipping the mandatory hearing process makes the dismissal

Kenya's Employment Court struck out an unfair termination claim filed nearly four years late, confirming the three-year filing deadline is s

Kenya's Employment Court ruled a public officer's reprimand unfair because his employer never proved his involvement, and awarded him Kshs 3

The Employment Court upheld an employee's dismissal, ruling that secretly recording colleagues and posting work content without a disclaimer

A Kenyan court struck out an unfair termination claim filed more than three years after dismissal, confirming the countdown starts on termin

Kenya's Employment Court upheld a dismissal where the employer followed fair procedure and proved valid misconduct grounds, so the employee'

A Kenyan court cut an employee's compensation to one month's salary because, even though the dismissal process was flawed, his job applicati

A Kenyan court upheld NCBA Bank's dismissal of an employee, ruling that failing to properly verify transactions before authorising them was

A Kenyan court agreed a judge had overlooked two job claims, but the worker still lost because he couldn't prove either one.

A Kenyan court ruled a storekeeper's dismissal unlawful because her employer couldn't prove the allegations and never gave her a fair hearin

A Kenyan employer that sacks a worker without evidence of misconduct and without a hearing must pay over Kshs 1 million in damages and costs

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed employers must give employees the actual documents behind disciplinary charges, but struck out notice pay

Kenya's Employment Court raised a wrongly computed unfair termination award by recalculating it on gross salary, but refused remedies that w

A Kenyan court ruled that when a CBA says 'salary' without defining it, it means basic salary — not gross pay including allowances.

A Kenyan court struck out an employment claim filed too late, confirming that settlement negotiations do not pause the three-year filing dea

A Kenyan court awarded a dismissed employee over Kshs 420,000 because his employer could not prove poor performance or a fair disciplinary p

Kenya's Employment Court ruled a teacher was unfairly sacked because his school never gave him an oral hearing, awarding him four months' sa

A Kenyan court awarded a dismissed pilot over Kshs 4.7 million because her employer could not prove its reasons or give her a hearing before

Kenya's Employment Court upheld KRA's dismissal of an employee for repeated absence without permission, confirming employers win when they f

A Kenyan court ruled an employer unfairly fired an accountant over a flawed performance appraisal and denied him a proper hearing, awarding

A Kenyan court ruled that firing an employee by WhatsApp message, without notice or a hearing, was unfair and awarded him over Kshs. 408,000