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Bateisibwa v Lake Victoria Authorities & Anor (Labour Dispute Claim 192 of 2014)

Industrial Court · [2019] UGIC 2 · 2019 Claim Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Labour dispute claim for salary arrears arising from employment contract
Decision
Claim for salary arrears dismissed

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The Industrial Court dismissed a claim for salary arrears where the employment contract expressly provided that the employee's salary would be funded from sources the employee himself was to mobilize. The claimant failed to prove that funds he claimed to have mobilized were actually received by the respondent employer. The court held that the employer's obligation to pay wages under the Employment Act only arose after proof that the respondent received funding as a result of the claimant's mobilization efforts.

Outcome

Claim for salary arrears dismissed

Facts

The claimant was engaged as Secretary General by the respondent under a contract dated 1 September 2011 for one year at USD 4,000 per month. The contract provided that salary from April to August 2012 would be met from chapter contributions or any other source identified by the claimant. The claimant was paid up to 31 March 2012 from a Sida agreement. In mid-August 2013, the claimant informed the respondent of his intention to resign due to non-payment of salary for the period April 2012 to August 2013. The respondent immediately asked him to vacate office. The claimant claimed he mobilized £85,500 and Euros 10,000 to cover project costs but was not paid his salary. He filed a claim for USD 72,000 in salary arrears.

Issues

  1. Whether the respondent breached the employment contract by failing to pay the claimant's arrears?
  2. What are the remedies available to parties?

Orders

  • Claim dismissed.
  • No orders as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Employment & Labour — Wages — Entitlement — Contractual Terms
An employee's entitlement to wages must be based on the terms of the contract for services between the employer and employee, and it is this contract that guides the court on whether the employee is entitled to the wages claimed and if so how much.
Employment & Labour — Wages — Conditional Payment Terms — Burden of Proof
Where an employment contract provides that an employee's salary will be funded from sources the employee is to mobilize, the employee bears the burden of proving not only that funds were solicited but that the funds were actually released to the employer and that the employer refused to use part of them to pay the salary as per the contract.
Employment & Labour — Wages — Employer's Obligation — Conditional Funding
The employer's obligation to pay wages under section 41 of the Employment Act only arises after proof that the employer received funding as a result of the employee's mobilization efforts where the contract makes salary payment conditional on such mobilization.

Legislation cited (3)

Cases citing this judgment (1)

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Bateisibwa_v_Lake_Victoria_Authorities_&_Anor_(Labour_Dispute_Claim_192_of_2014)_[2019]_UGIC_2_(29_March_2019)
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