Curated case-law topic
Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. This curated Namibia collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.
Showing 8 useful cases from 8 matching records.
11 Mar 2022
Claim for damages based on alleged breach of employment duties dismissed because the plaintiff did not prove the loss with reliable evidence.
30 Sept 2021
High Court found a former municipal employee liable for misappropriating N$65,000 and rejected a prescription defence.
27 May 2021
High Court held a study loan agreement was distinct from employment, so it could hear the damages claim. Special pleas of jurisdiction and lis pendens dismissed.
24 Jan 2020
High Court refused leave to amend a plea and add misjoinder/non-joinder objections, finding prejudice and that substance should prevail over form.
23 Jun 2014
High Court of Namibia held that salary paid after a police officer’s discharge for absenteeism was recoverable as unjust enrichment.
12 Jun 2009
Appeal on voluntary retrenchment and contract interpretation. The court held the parties’ exchanges formed a valid agreement and excluded pre-Independence SWABC service.
17 Sept 1999
Non-active standby duty for firemen did not count as work under the Labour Act; overtime was payable only for actual call-outs.
17 Nov 1994
Employment contract declared void for duress; lis pendens and urgency objections dismissed in the Labour Court of Namibia.