Section 38: Right to Repatriation After Employment in Uganda
38.Repatriation
(1)An employee recruited for employment at a place which is more than one hundred kilometres from his or her home shall have the right to be repatriated at the expense of the employer to the place of engagement in the following cases—
(a)on the expiry of the period of service stipulated in the contract;
(b)on the termination of the contract by reason of the employee's sickness or accident;
(c)on the termination of the contract by agreement between the parties, unless the contract contains a written provision to the contrary; and
(d)on the termination of the contract by order of the labour officer, the Industrial Court or any other court.
(2)Where the family of the employee has been brought to the place of employment by the employer, the family shall be repatriated at the expense of the employer, in the event of the employee's repatriation or death.
(3)Where an employee has been in employment for at least ten years, he or she shall be repatriated at the expense of the employer, irrespective of his or her place of recruitment.
(4)A labour officer may, notwithstanding anything in this section, exempt an employer from the obligation to repatriate in circumstances where the labour officer is satisfied that it is just and equitable to do so, having regard to any agreement between the parties or in the case of the summary dismissal of an employee for serious misconduct.
Plain English Summary
You have the right to be taken back to your home town at your employer’s cost if you were hired to work more than 100 kilometres away. This applies wh...
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