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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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Plot 25-27, off Martyr's way Ntinda. P.O.Box, 21456 Kampala.
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July 2022
Masole v International Hospital Kampala (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 77 of 2022) [2022] UGIC 56 (14 July 2022)
Applicant failed to prove existence or possession of requested emails; discovery application dismissed with no order as to costs.
* Civil procedure – discovery – Order 10 rule 12 – prerequisites for ordering discovery: relevance, existence, and possession/custody/power. * Labour disputes – court’s power under Labour Disputes (Arbitration and Settlement) Act to order production of documents. * Evidential burden on applicant to show documents exist and are in opposing party’s custody; failure to do so defeats discovery application.
 14 July 2022
Ambasisa v Roofings Rolling Mills Limited (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 50 of 2022) [2022] UGIC 51 (12 July 2022)
Applicant entitled to disciplinary hearing minutes; court ordered respondent to produce them within 14 days.
* Civil procedure – Order 10 (rules 14, 15, 18) CPR – inspection/discovery of documents – production of disciplinary hearing minutes – relevance and possession – failure to file affidavit in reply.
 12 July 2022