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Section 93, The Employment Act, 2023
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(1) Where an employee is dismissed and the dismissal isan unfair dismissal, the employee shall be entitled to redress
consisting of whichever of the following the Commissioner or the
High Court, as the case may be, considers appropriate having regard
to all the circumstances -
(a) re-instatement by the employer of the
employee, where the employee so elects, -
(i) in the position which he held
immediately before his dismissal;
(ii) on the terms and conditions on which
he was employed immediately before
his dismissal; and
(iii) together with a term that the reinstatement shall be deemed to have
commenced on the day of the dismissal,
or
(b) re-engagement by the employer of the
employee either in the position which he held
immediately before his dismissal or in a
different position which would be reasonably
suitable for him on such terms and conditions
as are reasonable having regard to all the
circumstances; or
(c) payment by the employer to the employee of
such compensation as shall be reasonable
in respect of any losses or damages incurred
by him and attributable to the dismissal as is
just and equitable having regard to all the
circumstances including, actual loss and
estimated prospective loss of income
attributable to the dismissal and the value of
any loss or diminution, attributable to the
dismissal, the rights of the employee, or in
relation to superannuation.
(2) In determining the amount of compensation payable
under paragraph (c) of subsection (1), regard shall be had to -
(a) the extent, if any, to which the losses or
damages referred to in that subsection was
attributable to an act, omission or conduct
by or on behalf of the employer or on behalf
of the employee;
(b) the measures, if any, adopted by the
employee or, as the case may be, his failure
to adopt measures, to mitigate the loss; and
(c) the extent, if any, of the compliance or failure
to comply by the employer or employee with
any procedure or code of practice relating to
dismissal;
(d) the impact of the unfair dismissal on the
employee’s career progression.
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