肯尼亚劳动法问答

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1、Questions&AnswersHiringWorkersinEastAfricaMay17,2011________________________________________________________________Q:IthinkinKenyamaternityleaveallowedtowomenis3months.ThatiswhatIhavebeenadvisedbymyHRmanager.Pleaseconfirm.SonalSejpalA:AsperKenyan

2、EmploymentAct2007,maternityleaveisspecifiedtobeatleast90calendardays+annualleaveentitlementfortheyear.EveHawaSinareA:inTanzaniamaternityleaveis3monthsandpaternityleaveis3days________________________________________________________________Q:Whati

3、sthelegalcomplianceforexpatriatesworkinginEastAfrica(i.e.,anIndianorUSpersonworkingforaUScompanyinUganda)?-SonalSejpalA:InordertobeemployedinKenya,aforeignnationalwouldneedtoobtainaworkpermitfromtheImmigrationDepartmentundertheImmigrationAct(Cap172).

4、Theforeignnational’semploymentwouldbegovernedbyKenyanLawandtheemployeewouldneedtoberegisteredundervariouslawsasfollows:a)incometaxregistrationundertheIncomeTaxAct(Cap470);b)NSSFregistrationasacontributorundertheNationalSocialSecurityFundAct(Cap258);an

5、dc)NHIFregistrationasacontributorundertheNationalHospitalInsuranceFundAct,1998.Further,theEmploymentActrequiresanemployee’ssalarytobepaidinthecurrencyofKenya(KenyaShillings).________________________________________________________________Q:Howdoyouco

6、mputeadailysalaryratefromamonthlysalarysinceemployersusedifferentformulas?EveHawaSinareA:InTanzania,thedailyrateiscalculatedfromthebasicsalaryoftheemployeedividedbythenumberofdaysinthemonthusually30days.SonalSejpalA:InKenya,wagesarecomputedbase

7、donworkingdays.Youshoulddividethemonthlysalarybytheworkingdays.-MosesAdrikoA:InUganda,mostemployersdonotprovideforadailyrateexceptiftheworkismanualandifsothedailyratewouldnotbebasedon30-daywagesrate_____________________________________________________

8、___________Q:PleasecommentontheissueofstatutoryovertimepayinKenya.TheEmploymentAct2007seemssilentonthis.SonalSejpalA:OvertimeentitlementisprovidedforinthewagesordersundertheLabourInstitutionsAct.UndertheGeneralWagesOrder,overtimeabovenorm