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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 2016
Imperial Bank (U) Ltd v Jason Njeru Kiggundu (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application No. 18 of 2016) [2016] UGIC 7 (29 July 2016)
Court set aside ex parte production order, finding good cause and interest of justice to hear the applicant.
Civil procedure – Ex parte orders – Application to set aside ex parte order for production of documents – Good cause required – Interest of justice to hear affected party.
 29 July 2016
Osilo v Industrial Security Services (Labour Claim 210 of 2015) [2016] UGIC 3 (15 July 2016)
Unfair termination claim struck out as time-barred: cause of action accrued in 2005 and was not revived by later correspondence.
Labour law – limitation – accrual of cause of action – termination deemed to occur when employee ceases work under section 65 of the Employment Act; time runs from that date.* Limitation Act – statutory time limits are substantive and must be strictly complied with; plaintiff must plead any exemption when instituting a suit after the limitation period.* Correspondence, third-party interventions or payment of terminal benefits do not automatically revive a time-barred termination claim absent evidence of admission or undertaking to reconsider.* Absence of written notice does not necessarily postpone accrual of a termination-based cause of action.
 15 July 2016
Ojara & Anor v Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (Labour Dispute Claim 62 of 2015) [2016] UGIC 9 (4 July 2016)
Erroneously transferred part‑heard High Court labour matter must return to original trial judge to continue hearing.
Industrial Court jurisdiction; erroneous transfer of part‑heard High Court matter; whether matter should be heard de novo or returned to original trial judge; conservation of time and fair trial administration.
 4 July 2016