The case was filed by a young advocate who had worked at J.A.B. Orengo Advocates for three months without receiving any salary.
After several unfulfilled promises, he resigned in frustration, prompting him to take legal action for what he described as constructive dismissal.
Justice Linnet Ndolo of the Employment and Labour Relations Court found that the law firm had breached a fundamental term of the employment contract by failing to pay the employee for three consecutive months.
The judge ruled that the firm’s actions left the advocate with no option but to resign, effectively amounting to forced termination. To contiue reading click here.
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