Kafumbe & 2 Others v Uganda Breweries Limited
Kafumbe & 2 Others v Uganda Breweries Limited (Civil Appeal 115 of 2018) [2022] UGCA 312 (15 July 2022)
The Court of Appeal found that the appellants' termination was not justified as redundancy under the respondent's human resource manual, which required abolition of office or responsibility. The evidence showed that the roles were merely enhanced, not abolished, and the respondent failed to prove lawful grounds for dismissal as required by Section 68(1) of the Employment Act. The termination agreement, signed under circumstances not meeting procedural requirements, could not legalize an unlawful dismissal. The lower court erred by relying on the agreement without examining its validity or the…
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- Unlawful Termination
- Redundancy
- Validity Of Settlement Agreements
- Pleadings And Particulars
- General Damages
- Interest Awards