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Originally published by Kenyanstop
August 13, 2026
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Court Deals Blow to Employees Using Work Laptops for Personal Business
This ruling will likely reshape the employee-employer relationship, and how work environments handle privacy and personal digital boundaries at work...
✨ Key Highlights
The High Court in Nairobi has ruled that employers can inspect personal data found on work laptops, even if it belongs to an employee. This decision was made in a case involving a former hotel employee whose dismissal was contested.
- Employers have the right to inspect work devices used for official duties.
- The ruling came from the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi.
- The former employee was awarded Ksh255,300 in compensation due to procedural errors in her dismissal, despite the court upholding the employer's right to inspect.
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