Kayu Cleaning Services Limited v Ongoche [2025] KEELRC 2040 (KLR)
Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Appeal E122 of 2024
Judge
JW Keli
The court upheld a finding of unfair termination, but reduced compensation from 12 months to 3 months’ salary and retained notice pay and underpayment awards.
Digital Security Services Limited v Angatia [2025] KEELRC 1929 (KLR)
Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Appeal E168 of 2024
Judge
M Mbarũ
The court found the employee’s termination unfair, held the wage was below the statutory minimum, and varied the trial award to include compensation and other dues.
Wareng High School v Sanga [2025] KEELRC 1968 (KLR)
Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Appeal E003 of 2023
Judge
MA Onyango
The ELRC at Eldoret allowed Wareng High School’s appeal in part, found the termination fair, and reduced the respondent’s monetary award to salary and underpayments only.
Omolo v Cobra Security Company Limited [2025] KEELRC 1923 (KLR)
Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Employment and Labour Relations Cause 28 of 2015
Judge
K Ocharo
The court found the claimant’s termination unfair for lack of proof of desertion and for failing to follow mandatory procedure. Awards were made for notice pay, compensation, unpaid salary, and service pay.
Mwabaka v Bungoma Branch Manager, Kenya Farmers Association Limited & another [2025] KEELRC 1677 (KLR)
Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Appeal E018 of 2023
Judge
DN Nderitu
The court found the employee was a regular worker, not a casual, and awarded minimum-wage underpayment, house allowance, leave pay, and compensation for unfair dismissal.
Kenya National Private Security Workers Union v Midal Group [K] Limited [2025] KEELRC 1583 (KLR)
Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause E060 of 2023
Judge
J Rika
The court found the employee was orally terminated without due process and below minimum wage, awarding underpayment, notice pay, and limited compensation.
Achola v Kigen (Chairman Moses Wambugu & Albert Mavutha, Residents' Association Being Sued on their Own Behalf and on Behalf of Pioneer Phase II Estate) [2025] KEELRC 1515 (KLR)
Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E340 of 2024
Judge
JW Keli
The ELRC allowed an appeal, set aside the trial judgment, and awarded notice pay, leave pay, house allowance, service pay, underpayments, and a certificate of service.
Donald v Tofada Security Services Limited [2025] KEELRC 1346 (KLR)
Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Appeal E129 of 2023
Judge
JW Keli
The court found that while the appellant's termination was substantively justified due to reduced work and loss of third-party contracts, the respondent failed to comply with the mandatory procedural requirements under section 40 of the Employment Act. The issuance of a redundancy letter brought the termination within the statutory definition of redundancy, obligating the employer to notify the employee and the labour officer, consider selection criteria, and pay all statutory dues. The respondent's reliance on contractual clauses tying employment to third-party contracts did not exempt it fr…