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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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April 2020
Mutesi Ann and Other v Iran Uganda Est. Limited and Others (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 114 of 2019) [2020] UGIC 60 (29 April 2020)
Industrial Court can apply Companies Act in labour executions, but lifting the corporate veil requires evidence of directors' fraud.
Industrial Court jurisdiction; execution of labour awards; lifting corporate veil under s.20 Companies Act; piercing corporate personality requires proof of fraud or misuse to evade liabilities; absence of assets alone insufficient.
 29 April 2020
Sempebwa & 20 Ors v Attorney General (Labour Dispute Claim 225 of 2014) [2020] UGIC 50 (29 April 2020)
Claimants whose government posts were abolished by privatization are entitled to pension and damages; ex parte hearing valid where Attorney General was served.
Administrative law – Government proceedings – ex parte proceedings against Attorney General where service proved but no appearance
Employment / Pensions – Privatization and transfer to a corporate entity – abolition of office – entitlement to pension under Pensions Act s.10(1)(c)
Contract – failure to pay terminal benefits constituting breach and basis for damages; award of interest and costs
 29 April 2020
Equity Bank (U) Ltd v Kavuma (Labour Dispute Appeal No. 20 of 2018) [2020] UGIC 35 (28 April 2020)
Labour officer correctly entertained a late claim and found dismissal unfair; severance upheld, salary arrears and costs set aside.
Employment law – time limits and discretion under s.71(2) – procedural fairness in termination (ss.65,66,68) – compensation limits under s.78 – severance pay entitlement s.87 and one-month-per-year formula – wages during imprisonment s.41(5) – costs and labour officer’s jurisdiction
 28 April 2020
Mbabazi Madina v UMEME Limited (Labour Dispute Claim 304 of 2014) [2020] UGIC 52 (28 April 2020)
Dismissal upheld where customer-care employee refused payment, constituting a fundamental breach and lawful termination.
Labour law – dismissal for misconduct – customer service duties – refusal to receive payment as fundamental breach – fairness of disciplinary hearing under Employment Act; damages not recoverable where dismissal lawful.
 28 April 2020
Akugizibwe v Barclays Bank (U) Ltd (Labour Dispute 42 of 2014) [2020] UGIC 32 (27 April 2020)
Unlawful summary dismissal where managerial verification failures, leading employer to bear loan liability and pay damages.
Employment law – unfair dismissal – substantive and procedural unfairness; duty of care in banking – manager verification failures; employer liability for salary-loan outstanding after unlawful dismissal; remedies — damages, severance, loan repayment and interest
 27 April 2020
Kyamukama v Makerere University Business School (Labour Dispute Reference No. 147 of 2019) [2020] UGIC 36 (24 April 2020)
Claimant was an employee despite being labelled an independent contractor; dismissal was unlawful for lack of fair procedure and remedies awarded.
Employment status – employee v independent contractor – application of control, integration and economic reality tests; Employment Act 2006 – sections 58, 66, 68 – procedural fairness in termination; remedies for unlawful dismissal – damages, severance, payment in lieu of notice; aggravated/punitive damages and untaken leave claims denied
 24 April 2020
Boaz Okumu Okello v Amuru District Local Government (Labour Dispute Claim 7 of 2018) [2020] UGIC 49 (1 April 2020)
Whether interdiction justified rescission — court found termination unlawful and awarded severance, notice pay and large general damages.
Labour law – unlawful termination – rescission of appointment – effect of interdiction and who may lift it; disclosure obligations on application forms. Employment remedies – proof of special damages; entitlement to half pay during interdiction; payment in lieu of notice; statutory severance; general damages for unlawful termination
Pensions – entitlement under Pensions Act/Local Government Act requires qualifying continuous service (ten years). Interest and certificate of service – monetary awards to carry interest; employer to provide certificate of service
 1 April 2020