{UAH} CAN A COMPANY FIRE ME BEFORE I’M FOUND GUILTY OF A CRIME BY THE COURT?

CAN A COMPANY FIRE ME BEFORE I'M FOUND GUILTY OF A CRIME BY THE COURT?

Imagine you have been accused of robbing your neighbour and somehow your boss gets to know about this. Now imagine losing your job on the basis that you are not a fit and proper person to work in the company.

Is your boss' action right according to law? Can your boss really fire you before you have been found guilty by the court?

According to Ugandan Law, you are innocent until proven guilty by a competent court. This simply means that even if there is overwhelming evidence against you or even over 100 witnesses that saw you commit the offence, in the eyes of the law, you are not guilty until a judge says that you are in fact guilty of that offence.

Consequently, your employer ought to view you in the same regard and cannot fire you before a court says that you are indeed guilty. If you are not yet guilty in the eyes of the law, then you are also not supposed to be regarded as guilty by your employer. Nonetheless, what an employer can do under the law is to suspend you with half pay while investigations are going on. Though still, such suspension cannot exceed four weeks.

However, in the event that your employer fires you on the basis that you are a criminal yet the court is yet to find you guilty, you can report the matter to the Labour officer in your area.

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Allaah gives the best to those who leave the choice to Him."And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things." (6:17)

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