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Employment law cases in Rwanda

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. This curated Rwanda collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

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  • 17 Jan 2025

    NZAYIKORERA N’ABANDI v SANLAM AG PL c

    Citation
    RS/INJUST/RC 00008/2024/SC
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    RS/INJUST/RC 00008/2024/SC

    Court held that a fatal workplace accident was governed by workmen compensation insurance, and the fixed sum paid was final.

    • Workplace accident
    • Workmen compensation insurance
    • Mandatory motor vehicle insurance
    • Employee benefits
    • Liability for workplace injury
    • Workplace-accident
  • 1 Feb 2024

    MUHIRE vs. AKARERE KA KAYONZA

    Citation
    002/MOH/2019 OF 08/04/2019
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    002/MOH/2019 OF 08/04/2019

    Court of Appeal dismissed review claim over refusal to appoint a successful candidate, holding that integrity concerns and prior misconduct justified non-appointment.

    • Public employment recruitment
    • Disciplinary grounds for non-appointment
    • Compensation claims for non-appointment
    • Procedural fairness in public sector hiring
    • Public-employment-recruitment
    • Administrative-law
  • 3 Mar 2022

    Re. MUSEVENI

    Citation
    RADA 00003/2021/CA
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    RADA 00003/2021/CA

    Appeal dismissed: administrative silence under Article 178 did not automatically establish a right to return of a vehicle tied to an employment contract.

    • Administrative appeals
    • Vehicle co-ownership agreements
    • Employment termination
    • Judicial review of administrative inaction
    • Administrative-law
    • Judicial-review
  • 16 Sept 2019

    UMUJYI WA KIGALI v NDAKENGERWA GASANA

    Citation
    RLR V.4 -2019
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    RS/REV/INJUST/RAD00005/2018/SC

    Supreme Court of Rwanda: dismissal upheld; criminal non-prosecution did not prevent disciplinary sanctions for serious misconduct by a senior official.

    • Disciplinary sanctions
    • Termination of employment
    • Public servant misconduct
    • Procedural fairness
    • Statutory interpretation
    • Administrative-law
  • 23 Dec 2016

    BAHOZE v. BANKI NKURU Y’U RWANDA (B.N.R)

    Citation
    RLR V.2-2018
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    RADA00159/2016/HC/KIG

    High Court upheld a BNR employee’s dismissal for gross negligence, confirmed lawful MIFOTRA blacklisting, and dismissed an overtime claim.

    • Public service discipline
    • Wrongful termination
    • Blacklist of public employees
    • Gross negligence
    • Procedural requirements for claims
    • Administrative-law
  • 22 Apr 2016

    LETA Y’U RWANDA v. NTAHORUGIYE

    Citation
    RADA 0001/15/CS
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    RADA 0001/15/CS

    Dismissal of a public employee appointed by decree had to be done by decree and follow disciplinary procedure; damages were reduced to six months’ salary.

    • Termination of employment
    • Public service employment
    • Compensation for unlawful dismissal
    • Unlawful-dismissal
    • Public-service-employment
    • Administrative-law
  • 12 May 2015

    BAKHRESA GRAIN MILLING RWANDA LTD v. RUTIKANGA - Englsh version

    Citation
    R SOC A 0135/14/HC/KIG
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    R SOC A 0135/14/HC/KIG

    High Court appeal on unfair dismissal, delegated dismissal authority, proof of dismissal grounds, and procedural fees.

    • Unlawful dismissal
    • Delegation of authority
    • Admissibility of new evidence on appeal
    • Damages for unfair dismissal
    • Unlawful-dismissal
    • Delegation-of-authority
  • 2 May 2014

    UWAMALIYA v. API BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (ABDC) Ltd

    Citation
    RSOCA 0157/13/HC/KIG
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    RSOCA 0157/13/HC/KIG

    Transferred employee could not be subjected to a new probation period; dismissal without notice was unlawful.

    • Transfer of employment contracts
    • Probation period
    • Unlawful dismissal
    • Severance pay
    • Notice period
    • Moral damages