Hiring casual labourers, among them house-helps and guards, in Uganda, will require a written contract, if President Museveni signs a Bill that Parliament enacted on Wednesday into law.
The passed Employment Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022 prohibits the employment of a person as a casual labourer for six continuous months or more.
It provides that such a casual worker after half a year on the job will automatically become an employee with full benefits while those rehired after three months of sacking would be deemed to have had a continuous working engagement.
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Members of Parliament (MPs) defended the provisions, which potentially slap new and expensive obligations on employers that rely more on temporary hires, as necessary to clothe against exploitation by employers.
The Act will become law if President Museveni signs it, but its provisions will not apply retrospectively, meaning the changes will have no implication on any subsisting employer relations with casual hires.
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