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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
  • 23 Sept 2024

    Imirongo imaze gufatwa ku bibazo bitandukanye mu manza zinyuranye (updates)

    Court
    Court of Appeal

    Compilation of appellate precedents on revision, procedure, evidence, employment, insurance, banking, tax, and criminal law principles.

    • Revision for miscarriage of justice
    • Appeals procedure
    • Evidentiary standards
    • Employment termination
    • Insurance compensation
    • Land and property law
  • 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
  • 31 Jan 2024

    IMIRONGO CoA - No 14 - January - 2024

    Court
    Court of Appeal

    Court of Appeal compilation on standing, damages and interest, confession, sentencing discretion, evidence, appeal deadlines, retrial, contract breach, and labour termination.

    • Appeals
    • Sentencing
    • Evidence
    • Contract enforcement
    • Employment termination
    • Damages
  • 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