Appeal Court finds Consolidated Bank unfairly dismissed employee
The judges found that the disciplinary process failed to clearly establish the allegations against him and that the bank breached its Human Resource Manual by allowing the Head of Human Resources, rather than the Chief Executive Officer, to sign the dismissal letter...
✨ Key Highlights
The Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that Consolidated Bank of Kenya unfairly dismissed a senior employee, ruling the bank failed to follow its disciplinary procedures and lacked valid grounds for termination.
- The court increased the former employee's notice pay to three months' salary and retained a compensation award of six months' salary for unfair termination.
- The case involved former Business Development Officer Eustace Muchigiri Njuguna and his summary dismissal in June 2014.
- Key procedural breaches included the Head of Human Resources signing the dismissal letter instead of the Chief Executive Officer, as required by the bank's HR Manual.
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