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Timestamp: 2019-08-24 01:07:48
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 61', 'art. 66', 'art. 73', 'Art. 75', 'art. 76', 'art. 1']

EPLex - Ouganda - Conditions de fond du licenciement
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Ouganda - Conditions de fond du licenciement
Date: 24 May 2006 (voir dans NATLEX »)
Date: 28 Apr 2011 (voir dans NATLEX »)
If so requested by the employee, the reasons for termination may be indicated by the employer in the certificate of service which shall be delivered upon termination of the contract: art. 61 EA.
In addition, according to art. 66 EA, the employer must conduct a preliminary hearing with the employee and another person of his or her choice before reaching a decision to dismiss that employee on the grounds of misconduct or poor performance. During, this hearing, the employer shall explain to the employee the reasons for which he or she is considering dismissing him or her.
See art. 73 EA.
A dismissal is unfair if
1) it was made for prohibited reasons (see prohibited grounds) or
2) it was not "just and equitable" for the employer to terminate the contract of the employee.
In assessing whether termination was just and equitable, the labour officer shall consider: i) the code of discipline, ii) the procedure followed by the employer in reaching the decision, iii) the conduct and capability of the employee, iv) compliance with the statutory procedural requirements, v) the previous practice of the employer in dealing with similar circumstances.
Motifs prohibés: état matrimonial; grossesse ; congé de matérnité; avoir déposé une plainte contre l'employeur; maladie ou accident professionel temporaire; race; couleur; sexe; religion ; opinion politique ; origine sociale ; nationalité/origine nationale ; affiliation et activités syndicales ; participation à une grève légale; prendre légalement ses congés ; statut sérologique VIH
Art. 75 EA sets out a list of grounds which shall not constitute fair reasons for dismissal or for the imposition of a disciplinary penalty.
On the organisation of and/or participation in a strike or other form of industrial action, see art. 76 EA.
Limited protection consisting in mandatory prior consultation of the union branch before initiating disciplinary proceedings and penalties involving dismissal against an employee who is a union member: art. 1 Disciplinary rules, § (6) of the Disciplinary Code, schedule 1 of the EA.