Uganda Case Law

Mugisha v Equity Bank (U) Limited (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 70 of 2019)

Mugisha v Equity Bank (U) Limited (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 70 of 2019) [2019] UGIC 229 (4 April 2019)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 70 of 2019

Judge

Ruhinda-Ntengye, J, Tumusiime-Mugisha, J, Rwomushana, Panel Member, Gidongo, Panel Member, Wanyama, Panel Member

The Industrial Court reviewed its earlier ruling on severance allowance, holding that Section 87 of the Employment Act was overlooked and that review was justified.

• Severance Allowance
• Review Of Judgment
• Error On Face Of Record
• Interpretation Of Employment Act
• Severance-allowance
• Review-of-judgment

Mugisha v Equity Bank

Mugisha v Equity Bank (Miscellaneous Application No. 70 of 2019) [2019] UGIC 210 (4 April 2019)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 70 of 2019

The court found that its previous decision in Labour Dispute Appeal 26/2017 contained an error on the face of the record by interpreting Donna Kamuli Vs DFCU to peg severance entitlement to years worked, thereby excluding employees who had worked for less than twelve months from severance allowance. This interpretation was made without considering Section 87 of the Employment Act, which entitles employees with at least six months of continuous service to severance allowance. The court held that this was a manifest error, not requiring extraneous evidence, and thus reviewable under Section 82…

Source excerpt

• Severance Allowance
• Error On Face Of Record
• Review Of Award
• Interpretation Of Employment Act
• Continuous Service
• Labour Dispute Arbitration