Otoi v National Water and Sewerage Corporation
Otoi v National Water and Sewerage Corporation (Civil Appeal No. 4 of 2008) [2009] UGCA 66 (20 May 2009)
The appellant's refusal to accept a lawful transfer, failure to report for duty, and subsequent employment elsewhere constituted repudiation of his employment contract. The respondent was justified in summarily dismissing the appellant without terminal benefits, as his conduct amounted to abscondment and breach of essential employment terms. The reduction in salary scale was not malicious but a consequence of the appellant's failure to meet registration requirements for engineers, as stipulated in the corporation's regulations and the Engineers Registration Act. The appellant was not entitled…
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- Summary Dismissal
- Natural Justice
- Termination Without Benefits
- Employee Transfer
- Salary Scale Demotion