Agnes Andrew Mwaniki Gachuba v National Oil Corporation of Kenya

This case is about probationary contracts. The court believed that the probationary contract would be automatically confirmed if the contract was not either terminated or the probation period was not …

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Kenyans Say Chinese Investment Brings Racism and Discrimination

RUIRU, Kenya — Before last year, Richard Ochieng’, 26, could not recall experiencing racism firsthand. Not while growing up as an orphan in his village near Lake Victoria where everybody …

Merry Mukiria v Methodist Church in Kenya Trustees Registered & another

This is a case about dismissal. The Claimant is an evangelist. She was pregnant before wedding. The Respondent terminated her because of the moral standards of the church. The court …

Banking, Insurance & Finance Union (Kenya) v Bank of Baroda (K) Ltd & another

This case talks about retirement discrimination. The court ruled that except for the provisions under the Constitution, the laws of Kenya forbid any form of discrimination. If employees are working …

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No access to the right to strike for workers at Heineken Sedibeng

The experiences of workers at Heineken Sedibeng illustrate how labour broker workers are excluded from collective bargaining and that going on a protected strike is difficult. What does this mean …

Affaire CNPC / délégués syndicaux : La CNPC défie la justice nigérienne

Dans le contentieux qui oppose des délégués et la société chinoise CNPC, le Conseil d’Etat a annulé la lettre de leur licenciement dans un arrêt en date du 11juillet 2018. …

Companies want to sell you conflict-free phones, but certification isn’t foolproof

At 2,344,858 square miles, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the 12th largest country in the world. Much of that acreage is covered by tropical and subtropical forests. Though …

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“Good Gig, Bad Gig: Autonomy and Algorithmic Control in the Global Gig Economy” (United Kingdom; Southeast Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa)

In this article, the authors evaluate the positive and negative aspects of “gig economy” work in light of the 2017 “Taylor Review” in the United Kingdom.  The authors identify common …

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South Africa: Assign Services (Pty) Limited v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Others (CCT194/17) [2018] ZACC 22; [2018] 9 BLLR 837 (CC); (2018) 39 ILJ 1911 (CC); 2018 (5) SA 323 (CC); 2018 (11) BCLR 1309 (CC) (26 July 2018)

The Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled in favor of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa that an employee who earns less than the threshold of R205,000 per …

Social Service League, M.P. Shah Hospital v Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions and Allied Workers

This case is about when the registration of the collective bargain agreement can be set aside. The court believed that a collective agreement is like a contract. Unless it is …