Employers are required to remain compliant with labour laws in Kenya. The titles below will give you a broader understanding of Kenya labour laws and expand your knowledge in employment. Click to learn more about these legislations.
Employers are required to remain compliant with labour laws in Kenya. The titles below will give you a broader understanding of Kenya labour laws and expand your knowledge in employment. Click to learn more about these legislations.
Do you want to develop and implement the best labour practices? Kenya is a signatory to International Labour Organization (ILO), whose major purpose was to set labour standards and major challenges there are facing the market in the country. The…
In the event of your employee’s death, you are required as the employer to give notice of the death to the labour officer or, if there is no labour officer, to your district commissioner. The labour laws requires that you…
By Perminus Wainaina, Section 19(1) of the employment ACT provides that as an employer, you are allowed by the law to deduct from your employee’s salary, any amount as a contribution to any fund or scheme approved by the commissioner…
By Perminus Wainaina, Section 27 of the Kenyan employment ACT 2007 provides that every employee should be entitled to at least one day of rest in every seven days. The one rest day requirement in seven days is what leads…
How do you handle your employees’ grief? Section 4 of the Employment Act 2007 states that, in event of a death of an employee, you are required, as an employer, to pay salary and other remuneration of the deceased employee…
By Perminus Wainaina What does the law stipulate when it comes to resignation? According to section 35 of the Employment ACT 2007, the contract of any employment can only be terminated in 2 ways by either the employee or you…
By Perminus Wainaina, Ever been tempted to fire an employee on the spot but you were not sure whether the law allowed it or not? Section 44 of the employment ACT 2007 states that as an employer, you can only…
By Perminus Wainaina, What is the redundancy procedure in Kenya according to the Employment ACT 2007? Before we get right into it, it’s important we first understand what the law says about redundancy. Redundancy is defined under Section 2 of…
By Perminus Wainaina Is House Allowance Taxable In Kenya? What You Must Know Now Do you offer house allowances to your employees? What does the employment ACT 2007 say regarding this? According to the section 31 of the Employment ACT,…
By Perminus Wainaina According to section 28 of the Employment Act 2007, the annual leave days is set for 21 working days which are fully paid excluding weekends and holidays. Now, the issue of leave days without pay comes is…
As a company experiences growth, it is inevitable that changes will occur. There will arise a need to hire new employees, evaluate the existing ones, promote a few, create new positions and vary existing job descriptions that may lead to…
The Kenyan Law on Demotion A story is told of an employee who was demoted by his employer and had his salary deducted. He was not given prior notice or consulted upon. All he received was a letter showing the…
Terminating employment has become so common among professionals and employers in Kenya. “I need to quit my job, but I’m not sure of what the law says about termination, kindly advise me”. This is an extract from the countless emails…
Kenya Labour Law On Redundancy. The Kenyan Employment Act 2007, defines redundancy as the loss of a job or occupation through no fault of an employee, happening mostly where the services of the said employee are no longer needed. Related:…
What does the Kenyan Labour law stipulates when it comes to suspension? Suspension occurs when there is need for investigations to determine whether or not the employee should be fired or not depending on the allegations. Gross misconduct, poor performance,…