Tanzania Case Law

security group t ltd vs joseph another 2005 tzhc 52 1 november 2005

Court

TZHC

Respondents were lawfully suspended on half pay during the pendency of criminal proceedings and are not entitled to the other half of salary after acquittal. As no services were rendered during suspension, respondents are not entitled to accumulated leave, leave allowance, or transport allowance for the suspension period.

Source excerpt

• Suspension on half pay
• Employee entitlements during suspension
• Annual leave eligibility
• Leave allowance
• Transport allowance
• Effect of acquittal on employment benefits

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security group t ltd vs kurwa joseph another 2005 tzhc 204 1 november 2005

Court

TZHC

Respondents were lawfully suspended on half pay during the pendency of criminal proceedings and are entitled to half salary for that period only. They are not entitled to the other half of salary, nor to accumulated leave, leave allowance, or transport allowance, as these benefits are contingent on actual service, which was not rendered during suspension.

Source excerpt

• Suspension on half pay
• Employee entitlements during suspension
• Annual leave eligibility
• Leave allowance
• Transport allowance
• Effect of acquittal on employment benefits

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security group t ltd vs kurwa joseph another 2005 tzhc 115 1 november 2005

Court

TZHC

Respondents were lawfully suspended on half pay during the pendency of criminal proceedings and are not entitled to the other half of salary after acquittal. They are not entitled to annual leave, leave allowance, or transport allowance for the period of suspension as they rendered no service.

Source excerpt

• Suspension on half pay
• Employee entitlements during suspension
• Annual leave eligibility
• Leave allowance
• Transport allowance
• Effect of acquittal on employment benefits

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20051101 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Court

TZHC

Respondents were lawfully suspended on half pay during the pendency of criminal proceedings and are entitled only to half salary for that period. They are not entitled to the other half of salary, annual leave, leave allowance, or transport allowance for the period of suspension as they did not render any service.

Source excerpt

• Suspension on half pay
• Employee entitlements during suspension
• Annual leave eligibility
• Leave allowance
• Transport allowance
• Effect of acquittal on employment benefits

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19970220 TZHC Dodoma

Court

TZHC

The High Court held that an employee acquitted after employer-initiated criminal proceedings was entitled to full salary for the period spent in prison. The appeal was dismissed with costs.

• Salary entitlement during imprisonment
• Effect of acquittal on employment benefits
• Employment-law
• Labour-law
• Salary-entitlement
• Criminal-proceedings-and-employment

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