Kenya Labour Laws On Terminating Employment
14 Sep, 2016 5:06 PM
According to the Kenyan Law, termination of an employment contract can be initiated by either of the parties i.e. the employer or the employee. If it's the employer initiating the termination of the contract, he/she has to give a valid reason for terminating employment for it to be considered fair.
A hand written termination notice should be given to the terminated employee. In case the employee does not understand the notice; the employer is responsible for ensuring that the notice is explained orally to the worker in a language he/she understands.
For there to be a lawful termination, there should be an acceptable termination period according to the Kenyan law, which is as follows:-
If the employee is employed on a daily wage contract, the notice is given at the close of any day without notice.
If the employee is employed on a weekly pay or two-week basis, the notice period shall be one week or two weeks respectively, given in writing or payment of one week’s salary in lieu of notice.
If the employee is employed on a monthly basis, the notice period shall be 28 days and in writing or payment of one month’s salary in lieu of notice.
In the event that the employment contract provides that the notice of termination be given for a greater period than one month, then there will be an agreement in writing between employer and employee for a longer notice and the agreed notice period shall be of equal duration for both employer and the employee.
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