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Short-term contracts are a landmine in employment
Employers are advised to audit departments or business units that rely on rolling short-term contracts, prioritise conversion of such roles into longer or open-ended terms.
Repeatedly renewing short-term contracts over a long period of time, without transitioning an employee to a more secure employment arrangement, may amount to a violation of their constitutional right to fair labour practices.
In a significant judgment, the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC), in Gichuki v Kenya Power & Lighting Company Plc (Petition E021 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2578, cautioned employers against the casualisation of labour.
