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International Employment Law Update – January 2021

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We expect that there will be significant changes in employment law in Kenya in 2021; not only as a result of the global pandemic, but also due ...

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Belinda Ongong'A

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We expect that there will be significant changes in employment law in Kenya in 2021; not only as a result of the global pandemic, but also due to prospective new legislation and unemployment fund.

There are two proposed bills which seek to amend the Employment Act, No. 11 of 2007 and currently pending Parliament's approval. The bills are intended to:

give employees seeking to adopt a child, 3 months pre-adoption leave with full pay; and
give all employers entering into a written contract of service with an employee, the ability to request that employees submit mandatory clearance certificates from relevant entities, including the Department of Criminal Investigation, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Kenya Revenue Authority and Higher Education Loans Board.

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