20141030 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The appellant is entitled to severance allowance under the Severance Allowance Act at the rate of 5% of the basic salary at the date of termination for each year of service; other grounds of appeal are dismissed for lack of merit or evidence.
- Citation
- 20141030 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Laurent Theodore Mbena; Respondent: Quality Group Limited
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 30 October 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal partly allowed
- Legal Topics
- Overtime Allowance, Severance Pay, Terminal Benefits, Repatriation Allowance, Transport Allowance
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Laurent Theodore Mbena
Appellant
Quality Group Limited
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant was entitled to overtime allowance
- 2 Whether the appellant was entitled to severance allowance
- 3 Whether the trial court erred in awarding repatriation and transport allowances
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant is entitled to severance allowance under the Severance Allowance Act at the rate of 5% of the basic salary at the date of termination for each year of service; other grounds of appeal are dismissed for lack of merit or evidence.
Court Disposition
Appeal partly allowed
Orders
- Appellant awarded severance allowance at 5% of basic salary per year of service as per Severance Allowance Act
- Other claims dismissed
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