Mugisha v Equity Bank
Mugisha v Equity Bank (Miscellaneous Application No. 70 of 2019) [2019] UGIC 210 (4 April 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…
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- Severance Allowance
- Error On Face Of Record
- Review Of Award
- Interpretation Of Employment Act
- Continuous Service
- Labour Dispute Arbitration