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Supreme Court rules in Silver Byaruhanga V Fr. Emmanuel Byaruhanga & Rudeja (Civil Appeal No. 09 of 2014), 10th September, 2020.
Annual Leave; an employee is entitled to a seven day holiday with full pay in respect of each four months of continuous service. Unless otherwise provided in the employment contract, an employee is entitled to annual leave of 21 working days in a year.
The relationship between an employer and his/her employee is contractual in nature and regulated by the terms and conditions of the contract of employment. However even though Uganda upholds the principle of the right to contract and will enforce any contract, it is important to note that every employment contract must meet the legal requirements….
The Budget Statement for the FY 2019/20 was read on 13 June 2019 by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija (MP) under the theme “Industrialization for Job Creation and Shared Prosperity”. It set out adjustments to the tax legislations effective 1 July 2019, the key highlights of which are set…
In 2016, Uganda reformed its laws by the enactment of the Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions and Money Lenders Act, 2016 (the Act). The purpose of the Act was to legitimize and build confidence in microfinance institutions (SACCOS, self-help groups, non-deposit taking, and community-based microfinance institutions) and money lenders who had for a long time remained outside…
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