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Employment and Labour Relations Court at Kisumu ELRCJacob Gakeri
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Appeals
…In that judgment, the learned trial Magistrate found that the appellant was the 3rd grievant in the Industrial Court of Kenya Cause NO. 814 ‘N’ of 2009, Universities Academic Staff Union V Maseno University and held that…
…While the respondent’s amendment was precipitated by the need to incorporate details in Industrial Court Cause No. 11 of 2013, Kisumu Appeal No. 1 of 2014 and Nairobi High Court Misc.…
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Employment and Labour Relations Court at NakuruByram Ongaya FridayCase number Cause 96 of 2013
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations·Case number Cause
…REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE INDUSTRIAL COURT OF KENYA AT NAKURU
CAUSE NO. 96 OF 2013
BERNARD DAMUNGA NDUNDA...........................................................................CLAIMANT
-VERSUSKERIO VALLEY DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY…
…Under section 3 of the Industrial Court Act, 2011, the guiding principal in the exercise of the powers of the court is to facilitate the just, expeditious and proportionate resolution of disputes governed by the Act.…
…Cause 139 (N) of 2009) [2014] KEIC 9 (KLR) (Employment and Labour) (22 December 2014) (Ruling) Moses Kiprotich Rutto & Others v Telkom Kenya Limited [2014] eKLR Neutral citation: [2014] KEIC 9 (KLR)
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE INDUSTRIAL…
…COURT AT NAIROBI
EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR
CAUSE 139 (N) OF 2009
NZIOKI WA MAKAU, J
DECEMBER 22, 2014
REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE INDUSTRIAL COURT AT NAIROBI EMPLOYMENT
AND LABOUR CAUSE 139 (N) OF 2009 NZIOKI WA MAKAU, J DECEMBER…
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Claim/Causes
…Referral of dispute to Industrial Court (1) If a trade dispute is not resolved after conciliation, a party to the dispute may refer it to the Industrial Court in accordance with the rules of the Industrial Court. (2) Notwithstanding…
…the provisions of subsection (1), if a trade dispute— (a) is one in respect of which a party may call a protected strike or lockout, the dispute may only be referred to the Industrial Court by an aggrieved party that has…
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Claim/Causes
…union may refer the dispute for conciliation in accordance with the provisions of Part VIII.
(7) If the dispute referred to in subsection (6) is not settled during conciliation, the trade union may refer the matter to the Industrial…
…Court under a certificate of urgency.
(8) When determining a dispute under this section, the Industrial Court shall take into account the sector in which the employer operates and the model recognition agreement published…
JudgmentKenya Union of non-Government organizations, Employees and Human Aid Providers VS Chief Officer, Department of Health, Homa - Bay county Government Defendant AND Liverpool Voluntary Counselling & Testing Centre AND 1 Others
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Claim/Causes
…union may refer the dispute for conciliation in accordance with the provisions of Part VIII.
(7) If the dispute referred to in subsection (6) is not settled during conciliation, the trade union may refer the matter to the Industrial…
…Court under a certificate of urgency.
(8) When determining a dispute under this section, the Industrial Court shall take into account the sector in which the employer operates and the model recognition agreement published…
JudgmentUNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI VS GEORGE MABELE SIFUNA
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nairobi Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC)J. N. Abuodha
Division and case type: Appeals Division·Appeals
…On the Issue of jurisdiction the Respondent submitted that the lower court had jurisdiction to hear and determine this matter as by the time the Industrial court came in to operation in 2011 the matter was already partly…
…It is noted that the hearing of witnesses in this matter from the attached proceedings kicked off on 20th October, 2010 and the Industrial Court became operational by an Act of Parliament in 2011.…
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JudgmentStephen Muithi Muindi VS Director Of Occupational Safety & Health Services AND Prideinn Paradise Beach Resort Limited
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Mombasa ELRCOcharo Kebira
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Appeals
…objected to, and shall within the same period send a copy of the statement to any other person affected by the decision.
2) An objector may, within thirty days of the Director’s reply being received by him, appeal to the Industrial…
…Court against such decision.”
14 Plainly, the only person who can approach the Employment and Labour Relations Court under the provisions of section 52 is one who engages the Director by way of an objection under section…
JudgmentAlsepha Jemutai Chesang VS Bom Kemeliet High School
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Eldoret ELRCMaureen Onyango
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Petitions
…To exclude the jurisdiction of the Industrial Court from dealing with any other rights and fundamental freedoms howsoever arising from the relationships defined in Section 12 of the Industrial Court Act 2011 or to interpret…
…the Constitution, would lead to a situation where there is parallel jurisdiction between the High Court and the Industrial Court.…
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JudgmentKenya Engineering Workers Union VS Ashut Engineers Limited
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nairobi Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC)Christine Noontatua Baari
Division and case type: Claims and Labour Relations Division·Claim/Causes
…of the Labour Relations Act, and having exhausted this requirement, Section 73 of the Labour Relations Act provides that if a trade dispute is not resolved after conciliation, a party to the dispute may refer it to the Industrial…
…Court in accordance with the rules of the Court.
24.…
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JudgmentKenya Union Of Domestic, Hotels, Education Institution & Hospital Workers (kudheiha) VS Suchami Ivestments Limited T/a Amani Tiwi Beach Resort
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Mombasa ELRCMBARU MONICA
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Claim/Causes
…Court Procedure Rules Act.…
…Determination
Before addressing the instant application and the orders sought, the respondent, as the applicant, has based its application on the provisions of Section 16 of the Industrial Court Procedure Rules Act.…
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JudgmentAssociation Of Public Health Officers Of Kenya VS Siaya County Secretary AND Siaya County Public Service Board AND 1 Others
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nairobi Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC)Onesmus Makau
Division and case type: Claims and Labour Relations Division·Claim/Causes
…Section 73(1) of the Labour Relations Act provides that:-
“ If a trade dispute is not resolved after conciliation, a party to the dispute may refer it to the industrial court in accordance with the rules of the industrial…
…court.”
12.…
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JudgmentKenya Building Construction, Timber & Furniture Industries Employees Union VS Galaxy Timber Ltd
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Mombasa ELRCAgnes M. K. Nzei
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Miscellaneous Applications
…This I believe is obviously to take care of any lacuna created by the lapses of the Industrial Court (Procedure) Rules, 2010 and even statute.…
…I agree with the submissions by the Respondent that the Industrial Court Act, 2011 and the Rules of this Court do not address the issue of stay of execution or even leave to appeal.…
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JudgmentKENYA COUNTY GOVERNMENT WORKERS UNION NYERI (NYEWASCO BRANCH) VS NYERI WATER & SANITATION COMPANY LIMITED
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nyeri ELRCOnesmus Makau
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Claim/Causes
…Section74 of the LRA provides that:
“A trade union may refer a dispute to the Industrial Court as a matter of urgency if the dispute concerns –
(a) The recognition of the trade union in accordance with section 62; or
(b)…
…(c)If no settlement is arrived at from the process at Step (ii) above, either party may report the issue to the Industrial Court for adjudication.”
16.…
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JudgmentSTEPHEN BIWOTT TARUS VS ITEN COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL
Employment and Labour Relations Court at Eldoret ELRCMaureen Onyango
Division and case type: Employment and Labour Relations Court·Appeals
…Court determines particulars which ought to have been included or referred to in a statement given under these sections, the employer shall be deemed to have given to the employee a statement in which those particulars were…
…included or referred to as specified in the decision of the Industrial Court.
(3) Where under subsection
(1) the Industrial Court has to determine whether the statement given complies with a statement under section 10, 13…
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Application is dismissedDismissed5 min read
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