Jason Oyugi Matoke & 15 others v Bidco Africa Limited [2017] KEELRC 477 (KLR)
- Court
- Employment & Labour Relations Court
- Case number
- 477
- Citation
- [2017] KEELRC 477 (KLR)
- Decided
- 10 November 2017
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TypeLabour DisputePostureAppeal from a decision declining an application for an order directing payment of withheld salariesCoramLINNET NDOLO
Holding
The Claimants' application is declined with costs, as no special circumstances were presented and the question of whether the Claimants earned the claimed salaries is a contentious issue to be determined in a full trial.
Facts
Claimants were general workers who were suspended and dismissed from Bidco Africa Limited. They claimed they were not paid their withheld salaries from May to September 2015.
Issues
- Whether the Claimants were entitled to withheld salaries
- Whether the Respondent's response was sufficient to justify the Claimants' application
Reasoning
The court found that the Respondent's response was insufficient to justify the Claimants' application, and that the question of whether the Claimants earned the claimed salaries is a contentious issue to be determined in a full trial.
Outcome
Declined with costs
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Maher Unissa Karim v Edward Oluoch Odumbe [2015] eKLR
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