Judge faults firm for sacking engineer by SMS without hearing

The court has faulted an engineering company for allegedly dismissing one of its site engineers via a text message without giving him a fair hearing.

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The Employment and Labour Relations Court has faulted an engineering company for allegedly dismissing one of its site engineers via a text message without giving him a fair hearing.

Justice Bernard Manani found that Concordia Building & Civil Engineering Co Ltd failed to comply with the legal process outlined in Section 41 of the Employment Act in its separation with Michael Njogu four years ago.

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