FILING TIMELINES IN EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS VIZ A VIZ LIMITATION PERIODS: A CASE REVIEW OF NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) VERSUS FRED TWINOBUSINGYE, MUTAREMWA FRANK & 59 OTHERS (LABOUR DISPUTE APPEAL NO. 09 OF 2018)
Introduction Repeatedly, aggrieved employees with valid claims against their employers have failed to get recourse from the Courts of law simply because of taking their time before lodging a complaint before the labour officer or exceeding the limitation period within which their particular claim is supposed to be brought before court. Resultantly, claims that would otherwise be valid are thrown out of court for being time barred! This blog reviews the case of National Bank of Commerce Ltd (In Liquidation) versus Fred Twinobusingye, Mutaremwa Mark & 59 Others (Labour Dispute Appeal No. 9 of 2020). It offers guidance on timelines regarding lodging of complaints before a labour draws a distinction between limitation period as a bar to an action and a period within which to lodge an action. Brief Facts of the Case The Respondents who were former employees of the National Bank of Commerce were terminated on 10/10/2012 . They filed a representative action vide HCCS No. ...