Senior Partner in the Commercial Employment and IPT Practice
DLA Piper Africa, Kenya
The extent to which an employer can change the terms of employment without the consent of the employee has always vexed employers but was severely tested during the Covid-19 pandemic. During that dark period, many employers found themselves unable to sustain their contractual obligations to the workers due to the financial and logistical challenges posed by the pandemic.
They urgently needed to adjust working conditions to accommodate the new realities, including redefining the working hours to incorporate remote working, implementing salary cuts, sending employees on compulsory leave and restricting entry to the office depending on vaccination, among others.
