Rwanda Case Law

BIZUMUREMYI N’ABANDI v. JIANGXI WATER AND HYDROPOWER CONSTRUCTION LTD

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

RS/INJUST/RSOC 00003/2024/CA CMB RS/INJUST/RSOC 00003/2025/CA-RS/INJUST/RSOC 00002/2025/CA-RS/INJUST/RSOC 00001/2025/CA

Applicants were not permanent employees but casual workers under fixed-term, hourly contracts; no evidence of unlawful dismissal was established; thus, no damages are due. However, the employer must pay any outstanding social security contributions and issue work certificates to applicants who have not received them.

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• Employment contracts
• Casual employment
• Wrongful termination
• Employee benefits
• Social security contributions

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NZAYIKORERA N’ABANDI v SANLAM AG PL c

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INJUST/RC 00008/2024/SC

The Supreme Court held that compensation for a fatal workplace accident in a company vehicle was governed by workmen compensation insurance, not general motor vehicle insurance.

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

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AKARERE KA RUSIZI vs HABIYAREMYE

Court

High Court

Case number

RADA 00010/2022/HC/RSZ

The High Court upheld damages against Rusizi District after it stopped contract-based vehicle support payments following the employee’s transfer.

• Public employment
• Employment contracts
• Employee benefits
• Breach of contract
• Damages for breach
• Public sector employment

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TUYISENGE v HAYTON Ltd

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INJUST/RSOC 00003/2022/SC

The Supreme Court held that Tuyisenge did not prove six months of continuous work, but Hayton Ltd still had to pay social security contributions and costs.

• Employment contract (written and unwritten)
• Short-term and casual workers
• Social security contributions
• Wrongful termination
• Employee benefits
• Procedural law

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BANKI Y’ABATURAGE Y’U RWANDA(BPR) v UKWIBISHAKA

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INJUST/RSOC 00001/2018/SC

The Supreme Court partially amended a labour judgment, holding that the claimant was not unfairly dismissed, and that severance pay should exclude work-related benefits.

• Unlawful dismissal
• Calculation of severance pay
• Procedural requirements for review on grounds of injustice
• Employee benefits
• Burden of proof in employment disputes
• Unlawful-dismissal

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TWAGIRAMUNGU vs AKAGERA BUSINESS GROUP Ltd [

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

RS/INJUST/RSOC 00001/2019/CA

The Court of Appeal held that Twagiramungu’s wage and benefits claim was prescribed, that union notice did not suspend limitation, and that the review claim failed.

• Prescription of wage claims
• Employee benefits
• Pension contributions
• Court costs
• Appeal procedure
• Labour-law

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