This is an appeal against an arbitral award which was made in favour of the respondent (“employees”) against the appellant (“employer”).
Facts of the case are that the respondents who are in the respondent’s employ approached the arbitrator arguing that the appellant had committed an unfair labour practice by paying them salaries lower than their colleagues who are employed by the appellant. The claim before the arbitrator was also to determine whether the respondents were Council employees or Civil Servants whose salaries had to be paid as per Public Service scales. At arbitration it was ruled that the respondents were... More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award that set aside Appellant’s Disciplinary Committee’s decision which found Respondent guilty of misconduct and imposed a penalty of demotion. More
This is an application for condonation of late filing of an application for rescission of a default judgment and upliftment of an automatic bar operating against applicant. More
This is an application for condonation for late noting of appeal. It is opposed.
I must express from the outset, my concern with the perception some litigants may have of the rules of the Labour Court Statutory Instrument 150/2017(the Rules) and how they are applied. I say this in view of the present matter and how it was presented. It is trite that this Court exercises equitable jurisdiction in dealing with matters which are brought before it.
However, this is always done within the confines of both the rules of the Court and the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 ( the... More
