Category: Labour laws and industrial relations

When in the opinion of a labour officer the termination of a contract is unjustified, the labour officer may recommend to the employer to pay the employee the following: The wages which the employee would have earned had the employee Read More …

A female worker’s pregnancy or any person connected within her pregnancy. An employee’s refusal to join or withdrawal from a trade union. An employee’s membership of a trade union. An employee seeking of a office in a trade union. An Read More …

1. Informal warming A verbal/informal warming is given to the employee in the 1st instance of a minor offence the warning is administered by the employees supervisor. 2. Formal warming A written formal warning is given to the employee in Read More …

Before any termination a notice should be offered depending on the policy of the organization. an employee who does not understand the notice shall be explained the whole notice to him orally, in a language the employee understands. Each and Read More …

 CONTENT OF EMPLOYMENT ACT The employment Act cap 226 is divided into 6 parts: Preliminary – part 1 Conditions of employment – part 2 Foreign contracts of services – part 3 Employment of women and juveniles – part 4 General Read More …

A written contract of employment should have the following: Name, age, permanent address, sex of the employee. Name of the employer Job description of the employment The form and duration of contract. The place of work Hours of work Remuneration Read More …

A contract of service is formed for a period or a number of working days which amount in the aggregated to the equivalent of 3 months or more. It provides for the performance of nay specified work which could not Read More …

Contract of an unspecified period of time An employment contract which does not specify a fixed period of duration, but can be terminated by notice of either party. Contract for specified period of time. Here the contract term is specified. Read More …

Employment contract means an agreement, whether oral or written to employ an employee for a period of time Laws governing contract of employment include: In Kenya employment is governed by the general law of contract. Thus employment is basically seen Read More …

The genesis of labour law and practice can be traced to the 19th century when need arose for the colonial government to pass legislation to ensure adequate supply of cheap labour to service the emerging enterprises in agriculture, industry and Read More …