Mafumu v Harris International Limited (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 6 of 2020)
Mafumu v Harris International Limited (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 6 of 2020) [2024] UGIC 64 (28 November 2024)
The Industrial Court found that the referral of the dispute to it was procedurally improper due to significant irregularities and lack of clarity in the record. There was no credible evidence of an administrative transfer of the file between Labour Officers, and the records did not support the assertion that the original Labour Officer was functus officio. The Court determined that both the prosecution and management of the dispute before the Labour Officers were deficient, with unexplained gaps and unsupported assertions regarding the handling and transfer of the file. As a result, the decis…
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- Wrongful Termination
- Labour Officer Jurisdiction
- Procedural Irregularity
- Referral Procedure
- Functus Officio
- Administrative Transfer