Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Uganda as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Uganda: Dismissal with payment in lieu of notice
The Court of Appeal decided in a hearing on 15th November that it had been lawful for Stanbic Bank, the country’s largest Commercial Bank, to dismiss a senior employee without providing any justification – provided three months salary was paid in lieu of notice …
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Uganda: Companies should review HR policies in the light of the new anti-LGBTQ law
Employers that operate an equal opportunities and non-discrimination policy that includes ‘sexual orientation’ may wish to revisit and rephrase it for internal consumption within their Ugandan operations …
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Uganda: Many employers still not making NSSF contributions
The National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Act (NSSF) came into force a year ago and employers should have registered and started remitting social security contributions for all their employees effective 7th January 2022 …
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Uganda: Bureau of statistics’ national labor force survey (NLFS) 2021
Last year, the private sector accounted for 80% of the employed population …
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Uganda: Changes to the law on social security.
Under the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Act, which has been enacted this year, all employers are now required to register their employees with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) …
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Uganda: Employers have no duty to give a reason to terminate an employee – Court
The Court of Appeal has ruled that under Article 4 of the Employment Act 2006, there is no obligation for an employer to give reasons for termination of an employment contract …
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Uganda: Members of Parliament ask Industrial Court to focus on clearing case backlog
A huge backlog has built up in the Industrial Court due primarily to labour disputes …
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Uganda: Protection against sexual harassment in the workplace
Pressure is building in the national parliament for an expansion of protection against sexual harassment in the workplace through incorporation of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention (C190) into national law …
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Uganda: Child labour on the rise in Hoima and Kikuube districts
According to a baseline report from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, during December 2019, 26% of underage children were involved in labour within the two districts of Hoima and Kikuube, compared to the national average of 15% …
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Uganda: E-passports will replace machine-readable passports by April 4, 2022
The deadline to phase-out traditional machine-readable passports has been extended until 4th April 2022 …
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Uganda: Parliament adopts new tax measures
A parliamentary Bill has relaxed minimum capital requirements for investors receiving tax concessions to US$300,000, or US$150,000 if it is outside Kampala, Wakiso, and Entebbe …
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Uganda: Museveni rejects Minimum Wages Bill
President Yoweri Museveni returned a 2018 Minimum Wage Bill to parliament last month, claiming that the Attorney-General had advised that there was no need to sign it as the provisions were already covered by existing laws …
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Uganda: National labour force survey 2016/17
Regular earnings levels across the country continue to barely exceed subsistence levels and men continue to earn more than twice the wages of women …
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Uganda: Employers risk Shs10m fine if they break minimum wage law
Employers found guilty before a Labour Court of breaking the minimum salary law may now be subject to penalty fines of up to Shs10 million (US$2,720) and imprisonment for up to three years for each employee concerned …
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Uganda: Fighting gender-based violence
The NGO “CARE International” – which operates in Uganda – has called for stricter policies regarding gender-based violence in the workplace …
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