Uganda Case Law

Akugizibwe v Barclays Bank (U) Ltd (Labour Dispute 42 of 2014)

Akugizibwe v Barclays Bank (U) Ltd (Labour Dispute 42 of 2014) [2020] UGIC 32 (27 April 2020)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute 42 of 2014

The court found that the Claimant was not negligent in processing the RTGS transaction, as he relied on the information available in the Respondent's electronic system and followed the procedures required of him. The errors in the customer data were entered by another employee before the Claimant's employment, and the responsibility for verifying the authenticity of the transaction rested with management, who failed to perform their duties. The disciplinary process was procedurally unfair because the Claimant was not given adequate notice of the investigation findings or reasonable time to pr…

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• Unlawful Termination
• Summary Dismissal
• Duty Of Care
• Disciplinary Procedure
• Employee Loans
• Remedies For Unlawful Dismissal

DFCU Bank Limited v Donna Kamuli

DFCU Bank Limited v Donna Kamuli (Civil Appeal 121 of 2016) [2019] UGCA 2088 (30 October 2019)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 121 of 2016

Judge

Owiny-Dollo, DCJ, Barishaki-Cheborion, JA, Obura, JA

The Court of Appeal held that the employee had a fair hearing before termination, set aside most labour awards, and left only the provident fund order intact.

• Unlawful Termination
• Damages Assessment
• Procedural Fairness
• Employee Loans
• Pleadings And Relief
• Employment-law

Dhobuazi v Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application No. 68 of 2019)

Dhobuazi v Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application No. 68 of 2019) [2019] UGIC 39 (12 July 2019)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application No. 68 of 2019

Judge

Ruhinda-Ntengye, J, Tumusiime-Mugisha, J

The Industrial Court denied an injunction sought to stop salary loan recovery, finding the alleged threats unsubstantiated and not enough to show irreparable harm.

• Employee Loans
• Termination Of Employment
• Injunctions
• Salary Deductions
• Employee-loans
• Salary-deductions

Okoya & Anor v Bank of Africa

Okoya & Anor v Bank of Africa (Miscellaneous Application No. 59 of 2018) [2018] UGIC 33 (23 November 2018)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 59 of 2018

The Industrial Court of Uganda dismissed an application for a temporary injunction seeking to stop a bank from enforcing mortgage recovery while an unlawful dismissal claim was pending.

• Unlawful Dismissal
• Employee Loans
• Mortgage Enforcement
• Temporary Injunctions
• Temporary-injunctions
• Mortgage-enforcement