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Communication Workers Union Of Kenya v Telkom Kenya Limited

This case is about discrimination about trade union members. The company rejected to give the bonus to the trade union’s members. The court thought although the discrimination circumstances under the …

Kenya: Elizabeth Mwende Timothy v Brinks Security Services Limited

This case is about maternity leave and unfair termination. The employee has the right of maternity leave and has the right to return to work but these rights are denied …

Kenya: Denis Mwenda Gitonga v Ernest & Young LLP

This case discussed unfair termination. The employee was sick, and the employer wanted to terminate the employee because the sickness affected his job. The Court thought the employer should have …

Samsung Electronics vows to pay compensation for ill workers by 2028

Samsung Electronics made an official apology and vowed to compensate workers for work-related illnesses such as leukemia from its local chips and display factory. This has been a long dispute …

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Business lawyers, the UNGPs and supply chain risks

This legal brief looks at the business responsibility to respect human rights, and how to achieve greater coherence and clear accountability across the company. Complex, international supply chains present broader …

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Banking Insurance & Finance Union (Kenya) v Waumini Sacco Society Limited

This case discussed the threshold to recognize a trade union. Section 54(1) of the Labour Relations Act provides that the threshold is the simple majority of unionisable employees. In this …

Klooger v Foodora Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 6836

Klooger v Foodora Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 6836 Date: November 16, 2018 Tribunal: Fair Work Commission Issue: Unfair Dismissal Finding: Employee Decision: Klooger started working for Foodora on March …

Kenya: Frank N. Kamau v Tusker Mattresses Ltd

This case is about forced retirement. The employer contended that they had a mandatory retirement age which is 60. The employee thought the employer wanted to terminate the employment because …

Russia: Employers Could Face Criminal Prosecution for Hiring and Firing Preretirement-Aged Persons

In the beginning of October 2018 Russia adopted the federal law “On Amendments to Criminal Code of the Russian Federation”. This law criminalizes age discrimination in the dismissing and hiring …

Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido

The Supreme Court held unanimously that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to state and local government employers regardless of their size, resolving a split among the Circuit …

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