Uganda Communications Employees Union and Others v Uganda Telecom Limited and Another
Uganda Communications Employees Union and Others v Uganda Telecom Limited and Another (Miscellaneous Application 189 of 2023) [2024] UGIC 21 (28 March 2024)
The court held that the Applicants failed to establish any of the recognized legal grounds for vacating a consent order, such as fraud, mistake, misapprehension, or illegality. The Applicants' reliance on the lack of objection from the 2nd Respondent and alleged admissions by the 1st Respondent did not meet the threshold for setting aside the consent temporary injunction. The court found that the press release by the 1st Respondent's Administrator constituted an admission only as to the existence of unremitted contributions, but did not resolve the underlying issues of eligibility and entitle…
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- Social Security Contributions
- Temporary Injunctions
- Consent Orders
- Employee Entitlements
- Costs Awards
- Employment Eligibility