Benard Mwau Mutinda v Board of Management, Pangani Girls High School & another [2018] KEELRC 2187 (KLR)
- Court
- Employment & Labour Relations Court
- Case number
- 2187
- Citation
- [2018] KEELRC 2187 (KLR)
- Decided
- 21 March 2018
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TypeLabour DisputePostureAppeal from an original trialCoramRadido Stephen
Holding
The court orders the respondents to release the applicant's withheld salaries and to allow him access to the staff quarters while the employment relationship subsists.
Facts
The applicant, Benard Mwau Mutinda, was employed by Pangani Girls High School as a non-teaching staff. He alleged that the school stopped his salary and blocked him from the staff quarters without formal suspension or disciplinary hearing.
Issues
- Withholding of wages
- Housing
- Procedural fairness of disciplinary process
Reasoning
The court found the withholding of wages unlawful due to the lack of formal suspension and ordered the release of withheld salaries. The court also found the housing provision valid as the employment relationship was still subsisting.
Outcome
Affirmed
Orders
- Restraining the respondents from preventing, blocking and denying the applicant access to the staff quarters
- Releasing the applicant's withheld salaries
Remedies
- Releasing withheld salaries
- Allowing access to staff quarters
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Employment Act, 2007
- Fair Administrative Action Act
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