Norton Town Council v Lameck Ndiya & 7 Ors

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the Arbitrator erred in ordering payment of salary arrears that had already been paid in full","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Salary arrears paid in October 2021, admitted by respondents"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether payment of USD-denominated arrears using RTGS at 1:1 rate per SI 33/2019 was lawful","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arrears accrued in 2018 USD, paid in 2021 RTGS, SI 33/2019 provisions"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the 2014 Works Council proposal constituted a binding collective bargaining agreement for gratuity calculation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Works Council minutes of 25 June 2014, no Council resolution adopted"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether employees who retired before the 2019 gratuity recommendation are entitled to gratuity","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"1st and 5th Respondents retired in 2018, HR Committee recommendation in 2019"}

Background