Uganda Case Law

Namufumba v Barclays Bank Limited (Labour Dispute Reference 70 of 2016)

Namufumba v Barclays Bank Limited (Labour Dispute Reference 70 of 2016) [2023] UGIC 123 (18 August 2023)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute Reference 70 of 2016

Judge

Tumusiime-Mugisha, J, Wacha, Panel Member, Aciro Panel Member, Gidongo, Panel Member

The Claimant admitted to transferring airtime from her team leaders' phones without authorization and sending it to a third party, a former employee. Her actions constituted a breach of the fundamental duty of honesty and integrity required of a banker and amounted to gross misconduct. The court found that, having admitted to the infraction, the Claimant was not entitled to the formalities of a hearing under Section 66 of the Employment Act. The Respondent was justified in summarily dismissing the Claimant under Section 69(3) of the Employment Act, as her conduct fundamentally broke her oblig…

Source excerpt

• Summary Dismissal
• Gross Misconduct
• Fair Hearing
• Employee Integrity
• Contractual Obligations