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Labour Institutions Act [CAP 300 R.E 2019]

Severance Pay

In what circumstances can severance be payable or not payable to an employee? (a) Severance pay shall be paid to an employee if; - Termination is by the Employer The termination is based on retrenchme...

Severance Pay

Mar 20, 2023

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Termination for Operational Requirements/Retrenchment

What is the difference between retrenchment and redundancy? Termination by reason of operational requirements is commonly known as retrenchment or redundancy. It is the termination of employment solel...

Retrenchment

Mar 20, 2023

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“BACK TO WORK” POST-COVID-19

What are the requirements of Health and Safety once staff resumes work? An employer should Identify and mitigate risks to workers and other persons connected to the workplace arising from exposure to ...

Labour Updates on Covid-19

Mar 17, 2023

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Measures to reduce operational costs amidst COVID-19

In these difficult and unprecedented times, many employers are finding it financially hard to keep up with the administrative costs of running a business including payment of remuneration. We have gat...

Labour Updates on Covid-19

Mar 17, 2023

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Retrenchment amidst Covid-19

Amidst the outbreak of the global pandemic of Covid-19, some employers have had to reduce the size of businesses or to shut down operations. This necessitates cutting down on the number of employees. ...

Labour Updates on Covid-19

Mar 17, 2023

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Labour Matters arising from Working in the Covid-19 pandemic

Scenario: The HR of Mamboleo Tech is finding it hard to manage the conduct of the employees while they work from home. Some do not log in and others leave the online meetings without any notice. He ne...

Labour Updates on Covid-19

Mar 17, 2023

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Handling Grievance at the Workplace

What is a Grievance? A grievance is where an employee is aggrieved with a fellow employee or with management on matters pertaining to the employment or working environment. (Guideline to Grievance Pro...

Grievance

Mar 17, 2023

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Contracts of Employment in Tanzania

Q: How many types of contracts are there? Ans: Section 14 of ELRA provides for three types of contracts: A contract for an unspecified period of time This is otherwise known as a permanent contract. I...

Employment Contracts

Mar 9, 2023

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Employees’ Rights at the Workplace

What are the fundamental rights under the law? There are fundamental rights espoused in the Employment Labour Relations Act ELRA prohibits Child labour of children under the age of 14 and regulates th...

Employee's Rights

Mar 8, 2023

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Tips for Employers in Conducting Disciplinary Hearings Virtually

What should employers take into consideration while conducting online disciplinary hearings? Obtain the consent of the employee to proceed virtually, and make sure the notification to attend the heari...

Disciplinary

Mar 8, 2023

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Managing Disciplinary matters at the workplace

Checklist for a chairperson in a disciplinary hearing before the hearing Am I sufficiently neutral to chair the meeting? Has the employee been given the notice to attend the hearing Does the charge cl...

Disciplinary

Mar 7, 2023

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Managing Disciplinary matters at the workplace

Who is allowed to represent an employee in the hearing? An employee may choose to be represented by a trade union representative (whether from the branch or from the regional office or elsewhere) or b...

Disciplinary

Mar 6, 2023

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