Other employment law issues

Disciplinary and grievance procedures, internal rules, employment records, transfer of undertakings.

Kenya :: Human rights

Kenya has  ratified eight UN Human Rights Treaties, including – inter alia – the Conventions on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, on Civil and Political Rights, on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and against Torture …

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Kenya :: Transfer of undertakings

In cases of a transfer of undertakings, there is no automatic transfer of employment expect in certain cases …

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Kenya :: Records and registers

◉ Register Under the Employment Act, a register must be kept by the employer which details the full name, age, sex, occupation, date of employment, nationality and educational level of each employee …

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Kenya :: Notices of employees’ rights

An employer has a legal obligation to display a statement that specifies employee’s rights under the Employment Act …

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Kenya :: Employee inventions

◉ Inventions belonging to the employer The Industrial Property Act states that the right to a patent for an invention made through the performance of duties laid down in the employment contract will belong to the employer …

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Kenya :: Disciplinary and grievance procedures

Under the Employment Act, employers must have a statement on disciplinary rules …

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