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Industrial Court of Uganda

The Industrial Court was established under the Labour Disputes (Arbitration and Settlement) Act, 2006 Cap 224, Laws of Uganda, and section 7.  2006.

The Act was assentenced to on 24th May 2006; and commenced on the 07th August 2006 via a Ministerial statutory instrument.

The Court's jurisdiction ambit are labour disputes referred to it by a party to a dispute where a labour officer has failed to dispose of the dispute within 08 weeks under the court's regulations as requested under the act, disputes referred by the Labour officer at the request of the party or on the officer's own volition when is unable to resolve the dispute; or by responsible Minister on notice of an intended withdrawal of labour within 05 days. Appeals can also be filed against labour officers' decision under the Employment Act. The Court has no original jurisdiction over Labour disputes.

 

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July 2015
Nassuna v Equity Bank(U) Ltd (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application No. 36 of 2015) [2015] UGIC 7 (21 July 2015)
Court set aside dismissal and reinstated labour claim, holding reinstatement and setting-aside orders interchangeable and counsel negligence sufficient cause.
* Civil Procedure – Order 9 Rule 22 (dismissal for non-appearance) and Rule 23 (setting aside dismissal) – whether application for reinstatement is competent; interchangeability of orders to set aside dismissal and to reinstate suit. * Procedural law – avoidance of technicalities under Article 126(2) – substantive justice over form. * Sufficient cause – negligence of former counsel may constitute sufficient cause to set aside dismissal; assessment of prejudice to respondent.
 21 July 2015
Sure Telecom v Azemchap (Labour Dispute Appeal 8 of 2015) [2015] UGIC 15 (15 July 2015)
A labour officer who mediates a dispute must not later adjudicate it; mediation disclosures cannot be used in adjudication.
* Employment Law – Time limits and discretion – s71(2) Employment Act – discretion to entertain complaints after three months; reasons for extension not strictly fatal. * Employment Law – Jurisdiction of labour officer – s93 Employment Act – unfair termination complaints fall within labour officer jurisdiction. * Alternative dispute resolution – Mediation confidentiality – mediator must not later adjudicate same dispute; mediation disclosures privileged. * Procedural fairness – impartiality of adjudicator – where mediation preceded adjudication by same officer, adjudication is improper and void. * Remedy – Setting aside award and ordering retrial before a different labour officer; costs borne by each party.
 15 July 2015