The Industrial Court has ordered Shoprite Checkers Uganda to pay more than Shs 605 million to 14 former employees who lost their jobs when the South African supermarket chain exited Uganda. Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana ruled that while the workers were not unlawfully dismissed, the court had to intervene because the employees eventually lost their…
The Industrial Court has faulted National Medical Stores (NMS) for unfairly dismissing its former Chief Pharmacist, Atanasius Kakwemeire, following an unlawful change to his contract. Kakwemeire was hired by NMS on November 15, 2017, as Chief Pharmacist under a four-year contract due to run until November 2021. Everything changed in February 2020 when the NMS…
The Industrial Court has dismissed a labour dispute filed by Matthew Rumanyika against the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), his former employer, saying the regional organisation enjoys diplomatic immunity and cannot be sued in Ugandan courts over such employment matters. Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana said the case could not proceed because the court had no power…
The Industrial Court has ordered Ugafode Microfinance to pay Shs 18 million to its former employee, Peter Clever Katende, after ruling that the financial institution unfairly dismissed him. In his ruling, Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana dismissed an appeal filed by Ugafode and confirmed that Katende had been unfairly terminated. The dispute started after Katende, who…
Judith Ejong started working as a security guard at Makerere Business Institute (MBI) in 2012. In May 2013, she was given a formal contract by MBI after the institute said she had performed well. At first, she was paid Shs 150,000 per month, but later, due to good performance, her salary was increased to Shs…
The Industrial Court has awarded Shs 25.9 million in general damages to Arnold Olweny Bonaventure, a former security guard at the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), after finding that his dismissal was unlawful and unfair. The court ruled that UCAA failed to accord Olweny a fair hearing and could not properly justify the reasons for…
The Industrial Court has ordered Nile Agro Industries to pay its former employee Shs 15 million after it unfairly and unlawfully terminated her contract. In a judgment, the court said Prossy Namuli was asked to stop working without notice, without pay, and without any formal explanation, a practice the court described as unlawful and unfair…
Mustafa Kangave had worked at Pride Microfinance for 16 years and had risen through the ranks to become manager at their Nakawa branch. However, on March 2, 2019, he was arrested and detained at Kabalagala Police Station after a complaint lodged by socialite and businessman Brian White. Brian White alleged that an unspecified amount of…
When Kansiime Selgio Muhangi joined the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in 1997 as an assistant revenue officer, he believed he was building a stable career in public service. Over the next eleven years, he advanced through the ranks, eventually becoming Officer I in the Customs department. But in December 2008, his career was abruptly cut…
Peter Kiwanuka, the former head of Human Resources at Uganda Clays has been awarded Shs128 million in general damages following his unlawful dismissal in March 2020. Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana of the Industrial Court said Kiwanuka’s dismissal was “procedurally and substantively unfair and unlawful,” Kiwanuka joined Uganda Clays in December 2012 as Human Resource Manager…
David Kalemera joined Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in 2007 as an officer and rose through the ranks to become Manager of Compliance. Ten years later, in March 2017, his career at the tax body came to an abrupt end after he was accused of fraud, abetting tax offences, impersonation, and conflict of interest. URA claims…
The dismissal of Betsy Mugamba, the former chief operations officer of Sanyu FM in 2020 was lawful and justified, the Industrial Court has ruled. This bring to an end a five-year legal battle that arose from the 2020 staff strike over Covid-19 pay cuts. Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana, delivering judgment, said the radio station followed…
