A Critical Analysis On the Applicability of the Employment Act Cap 6 Of 2006 For The Unfair Termination of Employees in Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................ i

APPROVAL .............................................................................................................................. ii

DEDICATION .......................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................................... iv

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................... v

LIST OF STATUTES ............................................................................................................... vi

LIST OF CASES ...................................................................................................................... vii

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................ 1

1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1

I .2 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY ....................................................................................... 1

I .3 STATEMENT OJ' TilE PROBLEM ...................................................................................... 2

I .4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................... 2

I .4.1 GENERAL OB.IECTIVE .................................................................................................... 2

1.4.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................... 2

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS .................................................................................................... 2

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ....................................................................................... 3

1.7 THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................................. 3

1.8 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................... 3

1.9 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................... .4

1.10 DEFINTTION OF KEY TERMS ......................................................................................... 4

1.11 LITERATURE REVIEW: ................................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................................... 11

THE LIWAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK GOVERNING WORKER

RIGHTS IN UGANDA ............................................................................................................ 11

2. I INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 11

2.2 THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANJSA TION INSTRUMENT ............................ II

2.3 THE 1995 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA ...................................... l2

2.4 THE EMPLOYMENT ACT 2006 CAP 6: ........................................................................... I 4

2.5 THE RIGHTS lJNDER THE TRADE UNION ACT CAP 223 ............................................ 18

2.6 THE NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY FUND ACT CAP 222: ......................................... 19

2.7 THE LABOUR UNIONS ACT 2006 CAP 7 ........................................................................ 20

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2.8 THE WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT CAP 225 .......................................................... 21

2. IO THE PENSIONS ACT CAP 286 ....................................................................................... 22

2.I I THE LABOUR DISPUTES (ARBITRATION AND SETTLEMENT) ACT 2006 CAP 8 .. 23

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................ 25

3.0 GENERAL STUDY AND APPLICABILITY OF THE EMPLOYMENT ACT 2006 CAP 6

FOR THE UNFAIR TERMINATlON OF EMPLOYEES IN UGANDA ................................... 25

3.I INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 25

3.2 EFFCTIVENESS OF THE LAW FOR THE UNFAIR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYES IN

UGANDA ................................................................................................................................. 25

3.2.I IN SHELL (UGANDA) LTD V GEORGE NDYABAWE ................................................ 25

3.2.2 TUMUSSIME FIDE LIS VA TTORNEY GENERAL ....................................................... 28

3.2.3 ANDREW MLJKASA V UGANDA ELECTRICITY BOARD ........................................ 3I

3.2.4 IN KAGWA ANDREW V MINISTER FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS ................................ 32

3.2.5 IN JABI V MBALE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.. ................................................................ 32

3.2.6 ELETU V UGANDA AIRLINES CORPORATION ......................................................... 33

3.2.7 RIDGE V BALDWIN AND ORS ..................................................................................... 33

3.3 CONCI.USION ................................................................................................................... 35

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................... 36

4.0 CHALLENGES OF ITS APPLICATION IN UGANDA ...................................................... 36

4.I INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 36

4.2 LIMITATION ON THE EFFECTIVE APPLICABILITY OF THE LAW ON THE UNFAIR

l'ERMINATION OF EMPLOYEES IN UGANDA ................................................................... 36

4.2.I PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ............................................................................................. 36

4.2.2 DELAY OF JUSTICE; ..................................................................................................... 37

4.2.3 LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF LANGUAGE OF LAW ........................................... 37

4.2.4 POOR FUNDING: ........................................................................................................... 39

4.2.5 PROCEDURAL CONSTRAINT ...................................................................................... 39

4.2.6 CORRUPTION ................................................................................................................ 39

4.2.7 POOR GOVERNMENT POLICY ................................................................................... .40

4.2.8 JUDICATINCJ CAPACITY ............................................................................................. .40

4.2.9 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 41

CHAPTER FIVE .................................................................................................................... .42

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................... 42

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5. I INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. .42

5.2 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................. .42

5.3 RECOI\11\1 ENDATION .......................................................................................................