{"id":1126,"date":"2021-11-01T15:26:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmugdev.wpengine.com\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2022-01-27T17:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T15:19:52","slug":"8-acceptable-reasons-for-termination-of-an-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/8-acceptable-reasons-for-termination-of-an-employee","title":{"rendered":"8 Acceptable Reasons for Termination of an Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt is your business, why can\u2019t you hire and fire as you please?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Employees can easily file for wrongful termination. <\/span>Each process should give the employee a fair hearing and clear reasons for termination.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legally, this is described as firing for \u201ccause\u201d. Before we delve into acceptable reasons for termination, it\u2019s important to take note of the following reasons deemed as wrongful termination:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Pregnancy<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Discrimination by race, colour, sex, tribe, religion, political opinion or affiliation, national extraction, nationality, social origin, marital status, HIV status or disability<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Participation in a lawful strike<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Refusal to join or participate in a union<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0Valid legal claim against an employer<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. When decision to dismiss an employee is not communicated to employee clearly<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Lack of a hearing with the employee who can have his union representative or fellow employee present before a decision is made<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Please note that only employees who have been employed for over\u00a0<\/span>thirteen months<\/b>\u00a0continuously can bring a claim of unfair termination.<\/span><\/p>\n

    It\u2019s also important to ensure that a contract is provided to an employee with all terms of engagement and repercussion matrix. This will be legally binding to both the employer and employee.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Here, then, are some of the actions that constitute lawful grounds for employee termination:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Table of Contents<\/p>\n