Category: 2017 Case Law Review

“A reading of s 12B of the Labour Act and s 175 of the Companies Act shows that the provisions are inconsistent as they are mutually exclusive. Section 175 of the Companies Act seeks to limit the dismissal of a … Read the rest...

“The learned judge of appeal found that there was no legitimate expectation on the part of an employee to be paid more than what he is supposed to be paid simply because other employees may be receiving greater, seemingly unjustified … Read the rest...

 “The evidence as a whole in my view leads to one logical conclusion; that the appellant was well aware of what it was doing when it entered into the contracts and the legal consequences thereof. This appeal is, therefore, nothing … Read the rest...

 “In my view, the rights of the respondent are embodied in the contract which he signed. He cannot look outside the contract to add to its terms. The act of generosity by the appellant in awarding him an increase in … Read the rest...

“Quite clearly the respondents were transferred, with the undertaking, to another employer.  Their employment was not terminated.  In terms of the contract and also by operation of s 16 of the Act, the respondents were transferred to Rutimba on terms … Read the rest...