SheriaNet for Android — search and read Kenyan case law from your phone, offline.
Join the beta →

Joyce Kamairoh v The Property Show a.k.a. The Property Show With Nancy a.k.a. The Property Show With Muthoni [2018] KEELRC 2090 (KLR)

[2018] KEELRC 2090 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
Read PDF
Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
2090
Citation
[2018] KEELRC 2090 (KLR)
Decided
20 April 2018
AI Summary Beta Machine-generated — may contain errors. Not legal advice.
TypeUnfair dismissalPostureAppeal from original trialCoramRADIDO STEPHEN
Holding

The Claimant's contract was unfairly terminated, and she is entitled to pay in lieu of notice, house allowance, and compensation.

Facts

Claimant sued the Respondent for unfair dismissal and failure to compensate. The Respondent counterclaimed for 1 month pay in lieu of notice.

Issues

  1. Whether the Claimant absconded and if the abscondment terminated the employment contract
  2. Whether there was unfair termination of employment
  3. Whether the Claimant worked overtime
  4. Whether the Claimant's salary included house allowance
  5. Appropriate remedies

Reasoning

The Respondent did not make attempts to reach the Claimant to show cause for her absence, and the termination was unfair.

Outcome

Claimant wins

Orders

  • Pay in lieu of notice Kshs 40,000/-
  • House allowance Kshs 60,000/-
  • Compensation Kshs 40,000/-
  • Respondent to issue a certificate of service

Remedies

  • Pay in lieu of notice
  • House allowance
  • Compensation

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Employment Act, 2007
Experimental AI summary generated by a language model, not a lawyer. It may contain errors or omissions and must not be relied on for legal decisions — the full judgment below is the authoritative source.
Full judgment 0.1 MB · PDF

Loading judgment…

Cite this case


        
        
      

Share this case