[2018] KEELRC 807 (KLR)

[2018] KEELRC 807 (KLR)

The court found that the redundancy of the sixty-six employees was wrongful and illegal as previously declared. Since the parties could not agree on the computation of the amounts due, the court referred the matter to the County Labour Officer, whose report was subsequently adopted after both parties indicated...

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Citation
[2018] KEELRC 807 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Kenya Union of Commercial, Food and Allied Workers; Respondent: Kenya Planters Co-operative Union
Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Court Station
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nairobi
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Cause 79 of 2006
Procedural Posture
Employment and Labour Cause / Post Judgment, Computation and Adoption of Award
Outcome
Application allowed; County Labour Officer's computation adopted as judgment of the court.
Judges
DO Ogal
Legal Topics
Redundancy Procedure, Wrongful Termination, Terminal Benefits, Compensation for Loss of Employment, Certificate of Service, Computation of Awards
Source Language
en
Employment and Labour Redundancy Procedure Wrongful Termination Terminal Benefits Compensation for Loss of Employment Certificate of Service Computation of Awards

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Parties

Kenya Union of Commercial, Food and Allied Workers

Applicant

Kenya Planters Co-operative Union

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment and Labour Cause / Post Judgment, Computation and Adoption of Award

  1. 1 Whether the redundancy of the sixty-six employees by the respondent was wrongful and illegal.
  2. 2 How the terminal dues and compensation for the affected employees should be computed and paid.
  3. 3 Whether the affected employees are entitled to certificates of service.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the redundancy of the sixty-six employees was wrongful and illegal as previously declared. Since the parties could not agree on the computation of the amounts due, the court referred the matter to the County Labour Officer, whose report was subsequently adopted after both parties indicated agreement with the tabulation, save for the respondent's unsubstantiated objection to certain names. The respondent failed to provide evidence of prior payment despite being granted leave to do so. Consequently, the court confirmed the amounts as computed by the County Labour Officer as the sums due to each grievant, in accordance with the judgment of 19th December 2011. The court...

Court Disposition

Application allowed; County Labour Officer's computation adopted as judgment of the court.

Orders

  • The tabulation of terminal dues and compensation as per the County Labour Officer's report dated 14th May 2018 is adopted and confirmed as the sums due to each of the sixty-six grievants.
  • Each of the sixty-six grievants is to be issued with a certificate of service.