Nuwagaba v Makerere University (Labour Dispute Reference No. 91 of 2018)
Nuwagaba v Makerere University (Labour Dispute Reference No. 91 of 2018) [2021] UGIC 60 (6 August 2021)
The court held that the claimant's substantive appointment was Chief Custodian and his acting appointment as Personal Assistant was a temporary assignment that did not create a separate contract or right to remain in the acting position until a substantive appointment was made. The removal of acting duties and transfer to the College of Health Sciences as Chief Custodian was a lawful reversion to his substantive post, not a demotion or breach of contract. The phrase 'until the position is substantively filled' did not bind the respondent to keep the claimant in the acting role indefinitely. T…
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- Unfair Transfer
- Demotion
- Breach Of Contract
- Disciplinary Procedure