Employee Exits, Social Media and The Law
Employee Exits, social media and the Law: What Kenyan Employers Need to Know A staff member resigns. Sometimes quietly. Sometimes abruptly. Sometimes under a cloud of suspicion, disagreement or frustration. In many organisations, the instinctive reaction is not just to process the exit internally, but to “warn” others. A notice is circulated on WhatsApp groups. […]
CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL
Constructive dismissal arises where an employee resigns because the employer’s conduct has fundamentally breached the employment contract, effectively forcing the employee to leave. Kenyan courts have adopted common law principles, treating constructive dismissal as a repudiatory breach by the employer. Unlike ordinary termination claims, the burden of proof lies with the employee. In Western Excavating […]