Tibenkana v London Distillers(U) Limited (Labour Dispute Reference No. 146 of 2019) [2021] UGIC 8 (5 February 2021)
Court
Industrial Court of Uganda
Case number
Labour Dispute Reference No. 146 of 2019
Judge
Ruhinda-Ntengye, J, Tumusiime-Mugisha, J
The Industrial Court of Uganda held that the claimant was constructively dismissed after a transfer that effectively amounted to a demotion and left her without work.
Otoi v National Water and Sewerage Corporation (Civil Appeal No. 4 of 2008) [2009] UGCA 66 (20 May 2009)
Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 4 of 2008
Judge
Engwau, JA, Twinomujuni, JA, Kitumba, JA
The appellant's refusal to accept a lawful transfer, failure to report for duty, and subsequent employment elsewhere constituted repudiation of his employment contract. The respondent was justified in summarily dismissing the appellant without terminal benefits, as his conduct amounted to abscondment and breach of essential employment terms. The reduction in salary scale was not malicious but a consequence of the appellant's failure to meet registration requirements for engineers, as stipulated in the corporation's regulations and the Engineers Registration Act. The appellant was not entitled…