Uganda Case Law

Avako v Uganda Midwives Union (Labour Dispute Reference No. 168 of 2017)

Avako v Uganda Midwives Union (Labour Dispute Reference No. 168 of 2017) [2022] UGHCCD 289 (20 October 2022)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Labour Dispute Reference No. 168 of 2017

Judge

Musa, J

The court found that the Claimant was indeed employed by the Respondent, Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union, even after the Wellness Centre was registered as a separate company, as there was no evidence of transfer of employment. However, the court held that the Respondent lawfully required all staff to reapply for their positions due to donor funding withdrawal and organizational restructuring. The Claimant, despite being notified and given the opportunity, failed to reapply, which the court interpreted as her voluntarily terminating her own employment. The Respondent's actions were found to b…

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• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Contracts
• Remedies For Dismissal

Donald Wangi v People Performance Group Limited (Labour Dispute Claim 5 of 2018)

Donald Wangi v People Performance Group Limited (Labour Dispute Claim 5 of 2018) [2022] UGIC 64 (25 February 2022)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute Claim 5 of 2018

Judge

Ruhinda-Ntengye, J

The court held that the claimant was on probation, so the dismissal was not unlawful under Section 67 of the Employment Act, but he was awarded two weeks' pay in lieu of notice.

• Probationary Contracts
• Summary Dismissal
• Notice Periods
• Unlawful Termination
• Remedies For Dismissal
• Probationary-contracts