Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Kenya as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Kenya: Employers have no obligation to extend employee contracts after expiry
The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employee on a fixed-term contract had no right to claim unfair dismissal or compensation when their contract came to an end …
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Kenya: Controversial measure on the ‘right to disconnect’
The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) is leading a campaign of opposition to a Bill currently before the Senate that would strongly limit employers contacting their staff out of working hours …
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Kenya: Increasing penalties for unfair dismissal
During the last three years, the Employment and Labour Relations Court has been awarding an increasing level of compensation to employees for the most strident infringements of basic dismissal law …
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Kenya: Registration of data controllers and processors
Registration of data controllers and processors has commenced …
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Kenya: Job scam in south east Asian countries
Authorities in Nairobi have warned Kenyan nationals against applying for jobs in South East Asian countries unless they can confirm their authenticity before departure …
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Kenya: Employers may only seek basic academic certificates from job applicants
Employers may now only seek basic academic certificates from job applicants …
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Kenya: Refugees in camps are still in limbo
Last year’s Refugee Act aimed to make the lot of refugees easier, but it could just about to make them homeless …
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Kenya: President increases country’s minimum wage by 12%
The minimum wage has just increased by 12% from KES13,500 (US$112) to KES15,120 (US$130) …
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Kenya: Measures to help remove the pre-judgement of job applicants and streamline the labour market
The government has realised that many job applicants are unable to demonstrate their skills and potential because they lack the necessary formal credentials …
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Kenya: FKE opposes bill giving workers right to disconnect from work
The Senate is consulting interest parties about a “right to disconnect” law …
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Kenya: Court stops lifestyle audit on Kenya Power employees
The Labour Court has ordered that “lifestyle audits” of employees by the company “Kenya Power” cease immediately …
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Kenya: Travel advisory
The latest travel advisory from the US Department of State classifies Kenya as a level 2 risk country due to “COVID-19, crime, terrorism, health issues, and kidnapping” …
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Kenya: It’s unconstitutional to fire staff on probation at will, court rules
The Labour Court has declared that an employer’s right to dismiss employees “at will” during a probationary period is unconstitutional …
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Kenya: Safaricom ordered to pay Sh6m to man with disability after denying him job
An important court decision has just been made that will significantly enhance the rights of people with disabilities in the workplace …
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Kenya: Court declares Uhuru’s Judiciary restructure order unconstitutional
An order has been made by a High Court Judge, James Makau, stating that an attempt earlier this year by President Uhuru Kenyatta to reorganise the judiciary was wholly unconstitutional …
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