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Employment Law
Employment law guidance for Kenyan employers and employees: hiring and contracts, probation, disciplinary hearings, unfair dismissal and redundancy at the Employment and Labour Relations Court, workplace injury claims under WIBA 2007, sexual harassment reporting, employee monitoring, payslip deductions and the data protection duties that apply to staff records. Each guide explains the statutory framework, the documents to keep and the deadlines that decide a case, with links to the Employment Act 2007 and the institutions that hear these disputes.
Disciplinary Process in Kenya: An Employer Guide
Few tasks in managing people are as delicate as discipline. Handled well, it corrects conduct and protects the team. Handled badly, it hands the…
Read the noteRedundancy Procedure in Kenya
Genuine business pressures sometimes require a reduction in staff. Kenyan law does not prevent retrenchment, but it prescribes a sequence, and employers who skip…
Read the noteRecovering Unpaid Salary in Kenya
Work done should be paid for, and Kenyan law gives employees practical routes to recover unpaid salary, leave pay and other dues. The routes…
Read the noteNotice Periods in Kenya
How much runway does the law give when a job ends? Notice periods are among the most commonly misunderstood employment terms in Kenya, and…
Read the notePayslip Deductions in Kenya Explained
The payslip arrives, and the net figure is smaller than the salary you agreed. Some of the difference is lawful and expected; some of…
Read the noteRestraint of Trade Clauses in Kenya
A new job offer arrives, and the existing contract contains a clause restricting what you may do after you leave. Employers rely on these…
Read the noteUnfair Dismissal at the ELRC
The Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) exists for exactly these disputes, and its process is structured rather than mysterious. Knowing the stages, the…
Read the noteContractor or Employee? Misclassification
Engaging someone as an independent contractor can suit both sides: flexibility for the worker, agility for the business. The label in the agreement, however,…
Read the noteTerminating for Poor Performance in Kenya
Poor performance rarely arrives unannounced. Missed targets, repeated errors and unmet deadlines leave a trail, and the employer's response to that trail decides whether…
Read the noteHiring Your First Employees in Kenya
Taking on your first employees is a milestone for any business. It also marks the point where employment law applies to you in full.…
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