Kenya National Private Security Workers Union v Ideal Security Ltd (Employment and Labour Relations Cause 601 of 2016) [2025] KEELRC 1377 (KLR) (9 May 2025) (Judgment)

Facts

The claimant is a trade union representing private security workers, and the respondent is a private security company. The claimant filed a memorandum claim seeking deductions of union dues and other protections for union members.

Issues

1. Whether the respondent’s unionisable employees are eligible members of the claimant.
2. Whether there is a case for victimization, intimidation and harassment of unionisable members.
3. Whether the claimant is entitled to the costs of the suit.

Reasoning

The court found the eligibility of the respondent's unionisable employees to be members of the claimant was not in dispute. The court ordered the respondent to deduct and remit union dues as per the Labour Relations Act.

Outcome

The court ordered the respondent to deduct and remit union dues from unionisable employees who signed the check o forms from their salary of May and deposit the monies in the claimant's gazetted bank account within 30 days of this judgment.

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