We are one of Kenya’s go-to employment firms because of our team’s track record in this area as well as our strategic and collaborative approach.
We assist clients when they need advice and even where they need representation in an employment or labour dispute. We work with corporates, executive-level staff and non-governmental organisations. We regularly represent clients with sensitive legal issues arising from disciplinary action, collective bargaining agreements and trade union disputes before Kenya’s Employment and Labour Relations Court.
Whether you simply need a review of your HR manuals and policies, employment contracts, performance management, termination and dismissal, redundancy or extra help navigating much bigger employment issues, we can help you.
- Safaricom Limited (Kenya’s leading telecommunication company): in reviewing the human resources policies and employment forms and templates, including ensuring compliance with Kenyan law statutory requirements. This also included reviewing the employment contracts and the process to be followed in disciplinary actions.
- NIC Group (Now NCBA Bank Limited): in connection with the transfer of the employees of NIC Bank Limited (as part of the merger between NIC Bank Limited and Commercial Bank of Africa Limited), including advising on the transfer process.
- C Square Limited (The Kenyan subsidiary of Google Inc.): in connection with the drafting of its human resources policy manual, including general advice on Kenyan employment and labour laws, redundancy, termination of employment contracts, and defending the company in lawsuits
- Mastercard International Inc. (American multinational financial services company): in connection with a reorganization within its Kenyan operation, including providing advice on Kenyan employment, labour laws and review of employment contracts.
- Andela Kenya (a global technology talent network): in connection with several redundancy processes, including advising on termination, coordinated the termination contracts, and coordinated the process the redundancy.
- Sanlam (an insurance, investment, and retirements company): in reviewing its human resources policies and template contracts, including ensuring compliance with Kenyan law statutory requirements, providing advice to review of employment contracts and the process to be followed in disciplinary actions.
- Sanlam: in connection with a voluntary early retirement process and two separate redundancy processes, including advising the subsidiary on the termination of various employees and the redundancy process to be undertaken.
- UAP Old Mutual Group: in connection with two separate redundancy processes, including, advising on the termination of various employees and the redundancy process to be undertaken.
- Liberty Life Assurance and Heritage Insurance: in a redundancy process, including advising on termination, coordinated the termination contracts, and coordinated the process the redundancy.
- Aramex Kenya Limited (a delivery and logistics service provider): in a collective bargaining dispute with the Transport Workers Union of Kenya, including reviewing employment policies, collective bargaining agreements, and employment contracts.
- Kenya Orient (a financial services provider): in a redundancy process, including advising on termination, coordinated the termination contracts, and coordinated the process the redundancy.
- Acumen Fund (a non-profit impact investment fund): in reviewing the human resources policies, including ensuring compliance with Kenyan law statutory requirements, reviewing the employment contracts and the process to be followed in disciplinary actions.
- Senior executives of AMREF Health Africa: in successfully challenging two separate unfair termination claims by the employees.
- An NGO: concerning a suit filed by a former employee seeking relief for salary underpayment, unlawful termination, constructive dismissal, and unpaid terminal dues.
- An insurance company: concerning advice on employee redundancies. Provided definitive advice on the redundancy process and hand-holding through the process and preparation of all documents issued during the process.
