Section 60: Get Your Certificate of Service in Uganda
60.Certificate of service
(1)On the termination of a contract of service an employer, if so requested by the employee, shall provide the employee with a certificate indicating—
(a)the names and addresses of the employer and employee;
(b)the nature of the employer's business;
(c)the length of the employee's period of continuous employment with the employer;
(d)the capacity in which the employee was employed prior to termination;
(e)the wages payable at the date of termination of the contract; and
(f)where the employee so requests, the reason or reasons for the termination of the employee's employment.
(2)The certificate referred to in subsection (1) shall not contain any judgment on or evaluation of the employee's work, but where it is requested by the employee, the employer may provide it in a separate document.
(3)The certificate referred to in subsection (1) shall, so far as is practicable, be written in a language the employee may reasonably be expected to understand.
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When your job ends, you have the right to ask your employer for a certificate of service. The certificate must include your name, your employer's name...
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