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The law and the pyrrhic awards

What you need to know:

  • Under the employment law of Kenya, the claimant of unfair dismissal is required to be compensated by up to one year’s salary as damages.
  • Contemptuous damages are generally awarded to strike a blow for public policy so as to let a person not benefit unduly.

Decisions of courts in Kenya often attract approval or disavowal, based on the perception of individuals on fairness.

This was the case when earlier this week an Employment and Labour Relations Court judge awarded a claimant Sh1 as compensation for unfair termination.