Mugyenzi v Uganda Electricity Generation Co. Ltd.
Mugyenzi v Uganda Electricity Generation Co. Ltd. (Civil Appeal No. 167 of 2018) [2019] UGCA 120 (18 April 2019)
The Court of Appeal held that section 71(2) of the Employment Act does not create a statutory limitation period barring actions in court but prescribes the time for lodging complaints with the Labour officer, who retains discretion to admit complaints out of time if justified. The Industrial Court erred in treating this provision as a limitation period and striking out the appellant's claim. The proper course would have been to refer the matter back to the Labour officer for consideration of whether the claim should be entertained outside the prescribed period. Furthermore, the Industrial Cou…
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- Unfair Termination
- Limitation Periods
- Jurisdiction Of Labour Officer
- Industrial Court Procedure
- Pleadings And Points Of Law