Transcription of Employment Act, 2006
1 Legislation CommonsUgandaEmployment Act, 2006 Act 6 of 2006 Legislation as at 8 June 2006 FRBR URI: /akn/ug/act/2006/6/eng@2006-06-08 There may have been updates since this file was created on 20 April 2022 at 14 last checked for updates: 30 September for updatesAbout this collectionThe legislation in this collection has been reproduced as it was originally printed in the Government Gazette, withimproved formatting and with minor typographical errors corrected. All amendments have been applied directly tothe text and annotated.
2 A scan of the original gazette of each piece of legislation (including amendments) is availablefor reference. This is a free download from the Legislation Commons, a collection of African legislation that is digitisedby and made available for is no copyright on the legislative content of this PDF copy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY ). Share widely and Act, 2006 ContentsPart I Preliminary .. 11. Commencement .. 12. Interpretation .. 13. Application of the Act.
3 34. Provisions in agreement .. 4 Part II General principles .. 45. Forced labour .. 46. Discrimination in Employment .. 47. Sexual harassment in Employment .. 5 Part III Administration and jurisdiction .. 58. Labour to administer the Act .. 59. Appointment of officers .. 610. Labour inspection .. 611. Powers of labour officer .. 612. Settlement of grievances .. 713. Labour officer s power to investigate and dispose of complaints .. 714. Labour officer s power to prosecute .. 815.
4 Obstruction of officers .. 816. Criminal offences .. 817. Conflict of interest .. 818. A labour officer not to reveal trade secrets .. 819. Returns and statistics .. 920. Annual report .. 921. Labour Advisory Board .. 922. Functions of Board .. 10 Part IV The Employment relationship .. 1023. General .. 1024. Continuation of contracts in force .. 1025. Oral and written contracts .. 1026. Attestation .. 1127. Variation or exclusion of provisions of the Act .. 1128. Transfer of contract.
5 1129. Death of employer .. 1130. Insolvency of employer .. 11ii31. Inability to pay wages .. 1232. Employment of children .. 1233. Medical examinations .. 1234. Special categories of employees .. 1335. Notification of vacancies .. 1336. Departure from Uganda .. 1337. Migrant workers .. 1338. Recruitment permit .. 1339. Repatriation .. 14 Part V Wages and related notices .. 1440. Duty of employer to provide work .. 1441. Entitlement to wages .. 1542. Death of an employee .. 1643. Payment of wages.
6 1644. Payment of wages to another .. 1645. Prohibition on certain deductions .. 1746. Permitted deductions .. 1747. Repayment .. 1748. Preferential claims .. 1749. Union dues .. 1850. Pay statements .. 18 Part VI Rights and duties in Employment .. 1951. Weekly rest .. 1952. Pay calculation .. 1953. Length of working hours per week .. 1954. Annual leave and public holidays .. 2055. Sick pay .. 2056. Maternity leave .. 2157. Paternity leave .. 2158. Notice periods .. 2159. Written particulars.
7 2260. Written particulars to act as evidence .. 2361. Certificate of service .. 23 Part VII Discipline and termination .. 2462. Disciplinary penalties .. 24iii63. Suspension .. 2464. Complaint by employee .. 2465. Termination .. 2566. Notification and hearing before termination .. 2667. Probationary contracts .. 2668. Proof of reason for termination .. 2669. Summary termination .. 2770. Complaint to labour officer in cases of summary dismissal .. 2771. Unfair termination .. 2772. Representation.
8 2873. Criteria for unfair termination .. 2874. Role of employees .. 2975. Reasons for termination or discipline .. 2976. Industrial action .. 2977. Remedies for unfair termination .. 2978. Compensatory order .. 2979. Calculation of a week s wages .. 3080. Settlement of termination cases .. 3081. Collective terminations .. 31 Part VIII Continuity of Employment .. 3182. Basis of continuity .. 3183. Definition of continuous service .. 3184. Continuity of Employment .. 3185. Treatment of periods.
9 3286. Seasonal Employment .. 32 Part IX Severance allowance .. 3287. When severance allowance is due .. 3288. No severance allowance under summary dismissal .. 3389. Calculation of amount of severance allowance .. 3390. Bonus and other payments .. 3391. Payment of severance allowance .. 3492. Failure to pay severance allowance .. 34 Part X Remedies, jurisdiction and appeals .. 3493. Jurisdiction over claims; remedies .. 3494. Appeals .. 35ivPart XI Miscellaneous .. 3595. Criminal liability.
10 3596. Penalties .. 3597. Regulations .. 3598. Repeal .. 3699. Savings .. 36100. Transitional .. 36 Schedule 1 .. 37 Schedule 2 (Section 2) .. 39vviEmployment Act, 2006 UgandaUgandaEmployment Act, 2006 Act 6 of 2006 Published in Uganda Gazette no. 36 on 8 June 2006 Assented to on 24 May 2006 Commenced on 7 August 2006 by Statutory Instrument 33 of 2006[This is the version of this document from 8 June 2006 andincludes any amendments published up to 30 September 2020.]An Act to revise and consolidate the laws governing individual Employment relationships, and to providefor other connected IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows:Part I Act shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Minister by statutory this Act, unless the context otherwise requires affiliated union means any Labour Union affiliated to a Federation of Labour Unions.
