THE LAW ON CONTINUOUS SERVICE OF EMPLOYMENT IN UGANDA: CASE REVIEW OF GEORGE JOHNSON OJOK & 87 OTHERS VS. TORRES ADVANCED ENTERPRISES SOLUTIONS LLC (LABOUR DISPUTE REFERENCE NO. 024 OF 2015)
THE LAW ON CONTINUOUS SERVICE OF EMPLOYMENT IN UGANDA : CASE REVIEW OF GEORGE JOHNSON OJOK & 87 OTHERS VS. TORRES ADVANCED ENTERPRISES SOLUTIONS LLC (LABOUR DISPUTE REFERENCE NO. 024 OF 2015) Introduction The concept of continuous service in employment law is defined under Section 83 of the Employment Act 2006 as an employee’s period of uninterrupted service with the same employer. This includes c onsecutive periods of employment with two successive employers where the successor has taken over the business of the former employer as receiver, liquidator, personal representative, or heir, or upon transfer of the whole or part of the business. It also includes a ny week or part of a week in which an employee is employed for sixteen hours or more . Continuity of service has a number of benefits attached to it such as severance allowance, entitlement to wages when absent from work for good cause, annu...