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Labour Relations Act

Cap. 233

unknown Act or statute Section 54 — RECOGNITION OF TRADE UNIONS AND COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS - 54. Recognition of trade union by employer

RECOGNITION OF TRADE UNIONS AND COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS - 54. Recognition of trade union by employer

Section 54(7) If the dispute referred to in subsection (6) is not settled during conciliation, the trade union may refer the matter to the Employment and Labour Relations Court under a certificate of urgency. Section 54(8) When determining a dispute under this section, the Employment and Labour Relations Court shall take into account the sector in which the

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National Cohesion and Integration Act

Cap. 7N

unknown Act or statute Section 7 — ACTS, CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES DEEMED DISCRIMINATORY - 7. Discrimination in employment

ACTS, CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES DEEMED DISCRIMINATORY - 7. Discrimination in employment

Section 7. Discrimination in employment Section 7(1) All public establishments shall seek to represent the diversity of the people of Kenya in the employment of staff. Section 7(2) No public establishment shall have more than one third of its staff from the same ethnic community. Section 7(3)(a) in the arrangements he makes for the purpose of determining who

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Income Tax Act

Cap. 470

unknown Act or statute Section 22A — ASCERTAINMENT OF TOTAL INCOME - 22A. Deductions in respect of contributions to registered pension or provident funds

ASCERTAINMENT OF TOTAL INCOME - 22A. Deductions in respect of contributions to registered pension or provident funds

ore subsection (2) and subsection (2) shall be applied before subsection (3). Section 22A(5)(a) where an employee retires or terminates his employment with an employer and joins the services of another employer and requests funds to be transferred from the former employer’s registered fund to the new employer’s registered fund; or Section 22A(5)(b) where an

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Employment Act

Cap. 226

unknown Act or statute Section 5 — GENERAL PRINCIPLES - 5. Discrimination inemployment

GENERAL PRINCIPLES - 5. Discrimination inemployment

Section 5. Discrimination inemployment Section 5(1)(a) to promote equality of opportunity in employment in order to eliminate discrimination in employment ; and Section 5(1)(b) to promote and guarantee equality of opportunity for a person who, is a migrant worker ("a person who migrates to Kenya with a view to being employed by an employer and includes any p

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Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act

Cap. 170

unknown Act or statute Section 45 — IMMIGRATION CONTROL - 45. Duties and obligations of employers

IMMIGRATION CONTROL - 45. Duties and obligations of employers

a foreign national who entered Kenya illegally; Section 45(1)(b) a foreign national whose status does not authorize him or her to engage in employment; Section 45(1)(c) a foreign national on terms, conditions or in a capacity different from those authorized in such foreign national’s status. Section 45(2) It shall be the duty of every employer to apply for a

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Labour Institutions Act

Cap. 234

unknown Act or statute Section 48 — WAGES COUNCILS - 48. Wages Order to constitute minimum terms of conditions of employment

WAGES COUNCILS - 48. Wages Order to constitute minimum terms of conditions of employment

Section 48. Wages Order to constitute minimum terms of conditions of employment Section 48(1)(a) the minimum rates of remuneration or conditions of employment established in a wages order constitute a term of employment of any employee to whom the wages order applies and may not be varied by agreement; Section 48(1)(b) if the contract of an employee to whom

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Work Injury Benefits Act

Cap. 236

unknown Act or statute Section 7 — OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYERS - 7. Employer to be insured

OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYERS - 7. Employer to be insured

Section 7. Employer to be insured Section 7(1) Every employer shall obtain and maintain an insurance policy, with an insurer approved by the Cabinet Secretary in respect of any liability that the employer may incur under this Act to any of his employees. Section 7(2) The Cabinet Secretary may exempt from the provisions of subsection (1), an employer who prov

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Weights and Measures Act

Cap. 513

unknown Act or statute Section 59 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 59. Employer answerable for acts of servant, etc.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 59. Employer answerable for acts of servant, etc.

Section 59. Employer answerable for acts of servant, etc. Section Any person who employs in his shop, store, or other place of business any agent, servant, or other person shall be answerable for the acts or omissions of the agent, servant or other person in so far as they concern the business of the employer and if such agent, servant or other person commit

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Employment and Labour Relations Court Act

Cap. 8E

unknown Act or statute Section 2 — PRELIMINARY - 2. Interpretation

PRELIMINARY - 2. Interpretation

ess the context otherwise requires — "Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to employment and labour relations; "Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice appointed under Article 166 of the Constitution; "Chief Registrar" means the person holding the office of Chief Registrar established under Article

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Merchant Shipping Act

Cap. 389

unknown Act or statute Section 196 — ENGAGEMENT AND WELFARE OF SEAFARERS - 196. Recovery of expenses from employer

ENGAGEMENT AND WELFARE OF SEAFARERS - 196. Recovery of expenses from employer

Section 196. Recovery of expenses from employer Section if the expenses are incurred by the Cabinet Secretary, or are incurred by the government of a foreign country, and repaid to the employer on behalf of the Government, the Cabinet Secretary may recover them from the employer;

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Industrial Property Act

Cap. 509

unknown Act or statute Section 32 — RIGHT TO INVENTIONS AND NAMING OF INVENTOR - 32. Inventions made in execution of commission or by employee

RIGHT TO INVENTIONS AND NAMING OF INVENTOR - 32. Inventions made in execution of commission or by employee

in the absence of contractual provisions to the contrary, the right to a patent for an invention made in execution of a commission or of an employment contract shall belong to the person having commissioned the work or to the employer: Provided that where the invention is of exceptional importance the employee shall have a right to equitable remuneration tak

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Higher Education Loans Board Act

Cap. 213

unknown Act or statute Section 17 — ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND - 17. Penalties for delayed remittance

ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND - 17. Penalties for delayed remittance

that the repayment remains unpaid. Section 17(2) Where an employer fails, without reasonable excuse, to notify the Board that he has in his employment a loanee within the specified period that employer shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not less than three thousand shillings for each month or part of the month that he fails to notify the B

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National Health Insurance Fund Act

Cap. 255

unknown Act or statute Section 16 — CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - 16. Standard and matching contributions

CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - 16. Standard and matching contributions

alary or other remuneration of the employee. Section 16(2)(a) in which he was not at any time the employer of that person (except where the employment is terminated in the month immediately preceding that month); or Section 16(2)(b) in which he was not the employer on the first day of that month, unless that contribution has not been paid before the day in t

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Cancer Prevention and Control Act

Act No. 15 of 2012

unknown Act or statute Section 23 — DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES - 23. Discrimination in the workplace

DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES - 23. Discrimination in the workplace

Section 23. Discrimination in the workplace Section 23(1)(a) denied access to any employment for which the person is qualified; or Section 23(1)(b) transferred, denied promotion or have his employment terminated, on the ground only of the person being a person with cancer . Section 23(2)(a) the advertisement of employment; Section 23(2)(b) the recruitment fo

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Supplies Practitioners Management Act

Cap. 537

unknown Act or statute Section 32 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 32. Employment of unregistered staff

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 32. Employment of unregistered staff

Section 32. Employment of unregistered staff Section 32(1) Any employer who employs an unregistered or unlicensed person as a supplies practitioner shall be guilty of an offence and is liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both. Section 32(2) Where the empl

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County Governments Act

Cap. 265

unknown Act or statute Section 68D — COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE - 68D. Review of county public service employment equity plan

COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE - 68D. Review of county public service employment equity plan

Section 68D. Review of county public service employment equity plan Section 68D(1)(a) updating the short term goals, taking into account the factors set out in section 68C ; and Section 68D(1)(b) make any other changes that are necessary as a result of an assessment made pursuant to section 68B or as a result of changing circumstances. Section 68D(2) Every c

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Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya Act

Cap. 534

unknown Act or statute Section 32 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 32. Terms and conditions of employment of staff

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 32. Terms and conditions of employment of staff

Section 32. Terms and conditions of employment of staff Section The terms and conditions of employment of persons employed under section 31 shall be as are determined by the Institute and the Registration Board respectively.

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Evidence Act

Cap. 80

unknown Act or statute Section 134 — Part II – COMPELLABILITY AND PRIVILEGES OF WITNESSES - 134. Privilege of advocates.

Part II – COMPELLABILITY AND PRIVILEGES OF WITNESSES - 134. Privilege of advocates.

e be permitted unless with his client’s express consent, to disclose any communication made to him in the course and for the purpose of his employment as such advocate, by or on behalf of his client, or to state the contents or condition of any document with which he has become acquainted in the course and for the purpose of his professional employment, or t

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Retirement Benefits Act

Cap. 197

unknown Act or statute Section 53A — MISCELLANEOUS - 53A. Proceedings for recovery of deductions from employers

MISCELLANEOUS - 53A. Proceedings for recovery of deductions from employers

Section 53A. Proceedings for recovery of deductions from employers Section 53A(1) Where an employer, having with the agreement of an employee who is a member of a scheme , made a deduction from the employee’s emoluments for remittance to the scheme , fails to remit the deduction within fifteen days of the deduction, the scheme may, after giving such employer

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National Police Service Act

Cap. 84

unknown Act or statute Section 71 — GENERAL FUNCTIONS, POWERS, OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF POLICE OFFICERS IN THE SERVICE - 71. Police officers prohibited from taking other employment

GENERAL FUNCTIONS, POWERS, OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF POLICE OFFICERS IN THE SERVICE - 71. Police officers prohibited from taking other employment

Section 71. Police officers prohibited from taking other employment Section 71(1) No member of the Service ("civilian members of staff of the Service;") other than a Reserve ("the National Police Reserve referred to in;") Police officer, shall engage in any trade, business or employment, outside the scope of his duties as an officer of the Service ("the Nati

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