Uganda Case Law

Finance & Allied Workers Union v Bank of Baroda (U) Limited

Finance & Allied Workers Union v Bank of Baroda (U) Limited (Miscellaneous Cause 255 of 2022) [2025] UGHCCD 42 (26 February 2025)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause 255 of 2022

Judge

Musa Ssekaana, J

The High Court determined that, although it possesses unlimited original jurisdiction under Article 139(1) of the Constitution, the Labour Unions Act specifically provides for complaints by aggrieved labour unions to be referred to the Registrar and, if unresolved, to the Industrial Court. The court emphasized that specific statutory procedures, such as those in the Labour Unions Act, prevail over general laws and that the Industrial Court, established under Article 129(1)(d) of the Constitution, has concurrent jurisdiction with the High Court in employment matters. The application was found…

Source excerpt

• Jurisdiction Of High Court
• Recognition Of Labour Union
• Collective Bargaining Rights
• Enforcement Of Labour Rights

Uganda Scientific Researchers & Allied Workers Union v Uganda National Bureau of Standards & 2 Ors (Labour Dispute Reference No. 31 of 2015)

Uganda Scientific Researchers & Allied Workers Union v Uganda National Bureau of Standards & 2 Ors (Labour Dispute Reference No. 31 of 2015) [2015] UGIC 6 (1 October 2015)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute Reference No. 31 of 2015

The Industrial Court overruled preliminary objections, holding it had jurisdiction over a union recognition dispute and that the claim could proceed on the merits.

• Recognition Of Labour Union
• Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Jurisdiction Of Industrial Court
• Cause Of Action Against Agents
• Labour-union-recognition
• Industrial-court-jurisdiction