Pay and working terms
Read a pay figure in context: its period, whether it is basic or gross, and the deductions and terms beside it. Use the sourced wage tables and calculators alongside these guides. A statutory minimum and a take-home estimate answer different questions.
1-12 of 25 guides
Labour officer complaints in Kenya: prepare your case
Bring a clear record of your employment problem to the labour office, follow the conciliation process and do not pay to lodge a complaint.
Read guide
Unfair dismissal in Kenya: first steps and records
Keep the termination letter and pay records, ask for the reason in writing and use the labour-office route within the relevant time limit.
Read guide
Employment contract in Kenya: checks before signing
Read the written particulars, pay, place of work, leave and notice terms before accepting a job, then keep your own signed copy.
Read guide
Workplace harassment in Kenya: records and reporting
Know what an employer’s sexual-harassment policy should cover, keep a factual record and use a safe reporting route.
Read guide
Unfair termination in Kenya: your rights, the 3 month and 3 year deadlines, and up to 12 months pay
Your employer must prove a valid reason, a fair reason and a fair procedure. You have three months to go to a labour officer and three years to go to court. The remedy can reach 12 months' gross pay.
Read guide
Notice period in Kenya: 28 days, pay in lieu and 24 hour resignation
If you're paid monthly, the law sets 28 days' written notice unless your contract says longer. There's no 24 hour resignation in the Act. Here's what happens if you leave at once.
Read guide
Leave days in Kenya under the Employment Act: annual, sick, maternity and how to calculate them
At least 21 working days of annual leave after 12 months, 1.75 days a month if you leave early, three months' maternity and two weeks' paternity leave, with the section behind each.
Read guide
Injured at work in Kenya: compensation under WIBA
What the Work Injury Benefits Act gives you after a workplace accident, the deadlines for reporting and claiming, how compensation is worked out, and who pays your medical bills.
Read guide
Redundancy in Kenya: notice, severance pay and your rights
What counts as redundancy, the seven conditions section 40 of the Employment Act sets, how severance is worked out, and what to do if the rules were not followed.
Read guide
How to write a resignation letter in Kenya, with a template
How much notice the law requires, what to put in the letter, a template you can adapt, and the steps that protect your final pay.
Read guide
P9 form in Kenya: your certificate of pay and tax
What the P9 form is, when your employer should give it to you, what to check on it, and how it helps you file your return by 30 June.
Read guide
Final dues in Kenya: what you are owed when a job ends
The money and papers an employer owes when your job ends, the sections of the Employment Act behind each item, and how to claim what is missing.
Read guide1-12 of 25 guides