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Employment law cases in Seychelles

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

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15 Dec 2025

Rosebelle (Pty) Ltd v Remoto ((SCA 13/2025) [2025] (Arising in MA 164/2024) (15 December 2025)) [2025] SCCA 37 (15 December 2025)

Citation

[2025] SCCA 37
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

(SCA 13/2025) [2025] (Arising in MA 164/2024) (15 December 2025)

Appeal dismissed as abandoned after the Court held that a one-month rule meant a calendar month including weekends and public holidays.
- Extension of time
- Appeal procedure
- Computation of time limits
- Civil-procedure
- Appeal-procedure
- Computation-of-time
15 Dec 2025

Fanchette v The Attorney General (SCA14/2025 (Arising from CS 84/ 2022)) [2025] SCCA 28 (15 December 2025)

Citation

[2025] SCCA 28
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

SCA14/2025 (Arising from CS 84/ 2022)

Appeal allowed: salary reduction held unlawful where the office of Special Constable had not been lawfully abolished; damages remitted for assessment.
- Abolition of public office
- Unilateral reduction of salary
- Delict
- Damages
- Acquiescence
- Promissory estoppel
29 May 2025

Exuper and Michella Shop v Emile (CA 16 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 133 (29 May 2025)

Citation

[2025] SCSC 133
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

CA 16 of 2024

Appeal dismissed: failure to follow section 53 disciplinary procedure upheld as rendering termination unjustified.
- Unlawful termination
- Disciplinary procedure
- Natural justice
- Employment benefits
- Appeal
- Employment-law
2 May 2025

Fanchette v The Attorney General (CS 84 of 2022) [2025] SCSC 66 (2 May 2025)

Citation

[2025] SCSC 66
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

CS 84 of 2022

Claim over alleged unilateral salary reduction failed where the Court found restructuring led to a new job offer, not a variation of existing terms.
- Unilateral variation of contract
- Restructuring of public service
- Vicarious liability
- Estoppel
- Duress in contract
- Employment-law
21 Feb 2025

Seychelles Trading Company v Ghianni (CA 14 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 21 (21 February 2025)

Citation

[2025] SCSC 21
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

CA 14 of 2024

Appeal struck out for non-compliance with Rule 12 of the Appeal Rules; Employment Tribunal judgment upheld.
- Appeals
- Drafting of memorandum of appeal
- Compliance with procedural rules
- Civil-procedure
- Employment-law
- Procedural-compliance
13 Dec 2024

Seychelles Medical Services v Khan (CA 19 of 2024) [2024] SCSC 222 (13 December 2024)

Citation

[2024] SCSC 222
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

CA 19 of 2024

Employment appeal partly allowed: the Supreme Court quashed overbroad terminal-benefit awards and substituted an award of one month’s salary in lieu of notice.
- Unfair dismissal
- Legal personality
- Ultra petita
- Terminal benefits
- Pleadings
- Employment-law
24 Oct 2024

Diving Cruises v Ally (CA 17 of 2023) [2024] SCSC 227 (24 October 2024)

Citation

[2024] SCSC 227
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

CA 17 of 2023

Appeal struck out because the memorandum of appeal failed to state proper grounds of error under rule 12 of the Appeal Rules.
- Appeal procedure
- Grounds of appeal
- Employment termination
- Appeal-procedure
- Grounds-of-appeal
- Employment-tribunal
21 Jun 2024

Gregoire's Company Limited v Attorney General & Anor (MC 27 of 2021) [2024] SCSC 146 (21 June 2024)

Citation

[2024] SCSC 146
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

MC 27 of 2021

Court dismisses challenge to Minister’s decision allowing an out-of-time employment grievance, holding there was no procedural unfairness or irrationality.
- Judicial review
- Procedural fairness
- Unreasonableness
- Employment grievance procedure
- Natural justice
- Judicial-review
15 May 2024

Cable & Wireless v Amelie (MA 96 of 2024) [2024] SCSC 59 (15 May 2024)

Citation

[2024] SCSC 59
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

MA 96 of 2024

Appeal withdrawn after settlement; stay of execution vacated and funds in court to be released to satisfy the Employment Tribunal judgment.
- Withdrawal of appeal
- Stay of execution
- Settlement of employment disputes
- Withdrawal-of-appeal
- Stay-of-execution
- Settlement-of-disputes
20 Sept 2023

Beriziky v Minister of Employment & Social Affairs & Anor (MA 232 of 2023) [2023] SCSC 708 (20 September 2023)

Citation

[2023] SCSC 708
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

MA 232 of 2023

Seychelles Supreme Court judgment in Beriziky v Minister of Employment & Social Affairs & Anor (MA 232 of 2023), decided 20 September 2023.
- Employment-law
15 Sept 2023

Fanchette v Attorney General ((CS 84/2022) [2023] SCSC 686) [2023] SCSC 686 (15 September 2023)

Citation

[2023] SCSC 686
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

(CS 84/2022) [2023] SCSC 686

Preliminary objections dismissed in an employment dispute over alleged unilateral changes to terms and remuneration; the court required evidence.
- Variation of employment terms
- Preliminary objections
- Plea in limine litis
- Employment-law
- Preliminary-objections
- Plea-in-limine-litis
13 Sept 2023

Darad v Minister of Employment and Social Affairs & Anor (MC 27 of 2023) [2023] SCSC 683 (13 September 2023)

Citation

[2023] SCSC 683
Court

Supreme Court
Case number

MC 27 of 2023

Leave for judicial review granted over a Minister’s decision on whether an employment appeal was lodged in time.
- Judicial review
- Illegality
- Ultra vires
- Irrationality
- Unreasonableness
- Time limits