Mwaniki v AM Trailer Manufacturer Kenya Limited (Employment and Labour Relations Cause 3 of 2020) [2023] KEELRC 3308 (KLR) (20 December 2023) (Judgment)
- Court
- Employment & Labour Relations Court
- Case number
- 3308
- Citation
- [2023] KEELRC 3308 (KLR)
- Decided
- 20 December 2023
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TypeEmployment and Labour RelationsPostureClaimant v RespondentCoramBYRAM ONGAYA
Holding
The court dismisses the claimant's suit and orders the dismissal of the suit, each party to bear their own costs, and the return of the case file to the Machakos Court's sub-registry.
Facts
The claimant was employed by the respondent as a workshop supervisor from January 2012. On January 9, 2018, he was injured in a gas cylinder explosion while working at the respondent's workshop. He was hospitalized and later transferred to Consolata Hospital. The claimant claims unfair termination and compensation for injuries and disability.
Issues
- Unfair termination
- Compensation for injuries and disability
- Payment of terminal benefits
Reasoning
The court found that the claimant was an independent contractor and not an employee of the respondent, and thus, the termination was not unfair.
Outcome
Dismissal of the suit
Orders
- dismissal of the suit
- each party to bear own costs
- return of the case file to the Machakos Court's sub-registry
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