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Fair farewell – How to deal with secondment contracts during redundancy

Many businesses use redundancies as a strategic restructuring tool.

17 Oct 2023 24:29 Minutes Podcast
Fair farewell – How to deal with secondment contracts during redundancy

Fair farewell – How to deal with secondment contracts during redundancy

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Fair farewell – How to deal with secondment contracts during redundancy

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Many businesses use redundancies as a strategic restructuring tool. But what happens if an employee who is on secondment is rendered redundant? In this podcast CDH Kenya Partner, Desmond Odhiambo and Trainee Advocate, Melisa Wekesa investigate Kenya's redundancy regulations, with a focus on redundancy of secondment contracts. Join us as we talk about how employers may handle this procedure while still ensuring substantive justice.

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