The law relating to unfair termination of employment contracts in Uganda: a critique of labour laws
| dc.contributor.author | Emeetai, Racheal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-29T07:33:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-29T07:33:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-06 | |
| dc.description | A research dissertation submitted to School of Law as a partial fulfillment for Award of a Bachelor of Laws Degree of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study sought to establish the effectiveness on the legal framework of the law relating to unfair termination of employment contracts in Uganda: critique of labour law and was driven by three objectives: The first objective examined the efficacy of the legal framework on termination of employment contracts in Uganda, the second objective assessed the legal framework on termination of employment contracts in Uganda, the third and last objective identified the possible solutions of how to improve the legal framework termination of employment contracts in Uganda. To achieve these objectives the researcher employed library research study of various secondary data such as books, thesis, dissertations, government policies, journals, commission reports, acts of the parliament, international treaties, articles consulted in various libraries ,equally various key respondents were interviewed. The study utilized qualitative research methods; two primary data collection instruments were used: structured questionnaire and interviews. The collected data was presented and analyzed to decipher findings. The major finding of the study was that employers frequently abuse the rights of their employees at will, policies and strategies contained in the law documents require well- coordinated actions and commitment from the government and all agencies in order for these employment policies to be fully adhered to. Thus, the failure of enforcing the law has resulted into situations where workers are left at the mercy of employers. Workers are not aware of their rights and continue to suffer at hands of their employers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/12013 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University; School of Law | en_US |
| dc.subject | Law relating to unfair termination | en_US |
| dc.subject | Employment contracts | en_US |
| dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
| dc.title | The law relating to unfair termination of employment contracts in Uganda: a critique of labour laws | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |