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Mental Health and Wellness at the Workplace
Yesterday (October 10th) was World Mental Health Day. The objective is to organize…
Garden leave clauses in employment contracts
GARDEN LEAVE CLAUSES IN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS Garden leave is a term used to…
Causes of indiscipline among employees
Discipline is the orderly behavior of an individual in any activity. In the…
Living with Albinism in Africa
Did you know? People with albinism synthesize vitamin D five times faster than…
Addressing Grievances for County Government Employees
WHY RUSHING TO COURT IS NOT AN OPTION Since 2013 when county governments…
Rights And Obligations Of Refugees In Kenya
Refugees are individuals who have fled their country of origin or…
Wages Order and Council
The Wage Councils is constituted in accordance with Labour Institutions Act 2007. The…
Types of Employee Rewards and Recognition
In a top-down employee recognition system, an employee’s supervisor witnesses and recognizes their…
Role of the Magistrates Courts in Labour Disputes
Despite the Employment and Labour Relations Court having been granted original jurisdiction on…
Requirements of Employers under WIBA Act
The obligations of employers under the Work Injury and Benefits Act are as…
Requirements for Termination on Poor Performance
Where poor performance is shown to be reason for termination, the employer is…
Remedies for Unfair Termination
The Employment Act, 2007 makes a distinction between termination and dismissal. It distinguishes unfair termination…
Procedure for Redundnacy under Kenyan laws
REDUNDANCY Redundancy occurs when an employee is terminated because his job/service is no…
Probation Contracts under Kenyan laws
Introduction Probation period is the period of time at the start of an…
Powers of the Labour Officer under the Labour Institution Act
The following are the powers of the Labour Officer as proscribed by Section…
Performance Evaluation
Performance evaluation are not mandatory and are largely dependent on the internal policies…
Offences under Kenyan Labour and Employment Laws
Use of Forced Labour Section 4 of the Employment Act prohibits the use…
Obligations of Human Resource Managers
Human Resource (HR) Managers participate in the identification and development of the organization’s…
Objective of the Employment Act 2007
To repeal the Employment Act Cap 226, declare and define the fundamental…
Minimum Conditions of Employment Under the Employment Laws and Wages Orders
The Employment Act, the Labour Institutions Act 2007 and Wage Regulations constitute minimum…
Jurisdiction of the Employment & Labour Relations Court
The Employment and Labour Relations Court derives its jurisdiction from the Constitution and…
Internship and employment
In today’s ever changing employment market, it is important to distinguish between employees…
Independent Contractor
Independent Contractor An employee is engaged under a “contract of service” while…
Gross Misconduct in Employment
Generally, termination of an employment contract must be preceded by a notice which…
Employment Contracts-Fixed Term and Open Ended
The employer – employee relationship is based on a contract of service between…
Dispute Resolution
The primary legislative provision governing dispute resolution under the Employment Act is Section…
Duties Of Employees Who are Directors
Being a director does not make a person an employee of the company…
Disciplinary Proceedings Against HR Managers
Matters regarded as professional misconduct Under Section 30 of the Human Resource Management…
Disciplinary Procedure on Employment Matters
The disciplinary procedure is provided under Section 41 of the Employment Act. The…
Common Employee Offences
Absenteeism - Without leave or other lawful cause, an employee absents himself from…