Section 61: Disciplinary Penalties and Employee Rights in Uganda
61.Disciplinary penalties
(1)This section and sections 62 and 63 shall apply where an employer imposes a disciplinary penalty, other than dismissal, on an employee because of neglect, failure or alleged failure on the part of an employee to carry out his or her duties under his or her contract of service.
(2)Disciplinary penalty" for the purposes of this Part includes—
(a)a written warning;
(b)reprimand; and
(c)suspension from work.
(3)An employer is entitled to impose a disciplinary penalty only where it is reasonable to do so in the particular circumstances and what is reasonable shall be decided by considering—
(a)the nature of the neglect, failure or alleged failure on the part of the employee, the penalty imposed by the employer, the procedure followed by the employer in imposing the penalty, the reformed conduct of the employee and if any the personal circumstances of the employee; and
(b)the disciplinary code set out in Schedule 2 to this Act.
(4)An employee shall not be suspended from work for more than fifteen days in any six-month period.
(5)Except in exceptional circumstances an employer who fails to impose a disciplinary penalty within fifteen days from the time he or she becomes aware of the occurrence giving rise to disciplinary action, shall be deemed to have waived the right to do so.
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Your employer can give you a written warning, reprimand, or suspend you as a disciplinary penalty, but only if it is reasonable in your situation. To ...
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