Justice Stephen Radido declined to grant a request by the employees’ union, Kenya Private Universities Workers Union, to restrain the university from effecting any salary reduction. The agreement should be deposited with the office of the Commissioner of Labour within 30 days, the judge ordered. It also advised the staff that during the leave, they would be paid the equivalent of 30 per cent of their housing allowance. He ruled that since the university and the union have a recognition agreement, the university needed to consult the union before making the decision to send staff on leave without pay. “The need for consultation and social dialogue and more so during the Covid-19 has been recognised by the International Labour Organisation.

Source: Daily Nation August 12, 2020 16:50 UTC