efc t microfinance bank ltd vs hellen sabuni 2021 tzhcld 421 13 october 2021
Retrenchment was not grounded on valid operational requirements and procedural fairness was not observed; compensation of 15 months' salary was justified.
- Citation
- efc t microfinance bank ltd vs hellen sabuni 2021 tzhcld 421 13 october 2021
- Parties
- Applicant: EFC (T) Microfinance Bank Ltd; Respondent: Hellen Sabuni; Respondent: Julieth Mchunguzi; Respondent: Lilian Kamala
- Court
- TANZLII
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 13 October 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Labour Revision / Judgment
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Unfair Termination, Retrenchment, Compensation, Procedural Fairness
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
EFC (T) Microfinance Bank Ltd
Applicant
Hellen Sabuni
Respondent
Julieth Mchunguzi
Respondent
Lilian Kamala
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Labour Revision / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 whether retrenchment for operational requirements was proved
- 2 whether awarding 15 months' salary as compensation was proper
Ratio Decidendi
Retrenchment was not grounded on valid operational requirements and procedural fairness was not observed; compensation of 15 months' salary was justified.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- compensation of 15 months' salary to each respondent upheld
- no order as to costs
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