Uganda Case Law

Alaba v Bank of Uganda (Labour Dispute 53 of 2017)

Alaba v Bank of Uganda (Labour Dispute 53 of 2017) [2025] UGIC 33 (4 April 2025)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute 53 of 2017

Judges

Wabwire Musana, J

The court found that while Rule 8 of the Retirement Benefits Scheme Trust Deed generally disentitled employees dismissed before normal retirement age from further benefits, it contained a proviso allowing the trustees, at the employer's direction, to deal with already accrued benefits. The claimant, as a member of the scheme from 1st May 1984 to her dismissal on 10th February 1994, had accrued benefits during her service. The respondent's decision to freeze these benefits until the claimant reached retirement age was within its discretion under the scheme rules and did not constitute an error…

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• Dismissal
• Retirement Benefits
• Pension Entitlement
• Promissory Estoppel
• Employment Contracts
• Damages

Nsaire v Uganda National Bureau of Standards

Nsaire v Uganda National Bureau of Standards (Civil Suit No. 548 of 2012) [2015] UGCommC 6 (14 January 2015)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 548 of 2012

The High Court dismissed an employee’s claim for terminal benefits and salary arrears after finding she absconded from duty and was dismissed under amended UNBS staff rules.

• Termination Of Employment
• Abscondment
• Disciplinary Procedure
• Terminal Benefits
• Salary Arrears
• Employment-law