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Hezron Ziro & 8 others v Threeways Shipping Services Limited [2020] KEELRC 521 (KLR)

[2020] KEELRC 521 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
521
Citation
[2020] KEELRC 521 (KLR)
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Summary at a glance

TypeLabour DisputePostureAppeal from a Labour Relations Court decisionCoramJames Rika
The Court found the Claimants owed salaries and ordered the Respondent to pay them.

Facts

The Claimants were employed by the Respondent as various positions ranging from Port Clerks to Brokerage Officers. They claimed the Respondent stopped paying their salaries from January 2017.

Issues

  • Whether the Respondent owed the Claimants salaries
  • Whether the Claimants resigned or left employment

Reasoning

The Labour Officer's report and the Respondent's acknowledgment of owing salaries, coupled with the failure to provide employment records, led to the finding.

Outcome

The Respondent was ordered to pay the Claimants arrears of salary totaling Kshs. 4,715,614.

Orders

  • The Respondent shall pay the Claimants arrears of salary at a total of Kshs. 4,715,614.
  • Costs to the Claimants.
  • Interest granted at 16% per annum from January 2017, till payment is made in full.

Remedies

  • Arrears of salary

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Employment Act 2007
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