BHR 4402: LABOUR LAWS
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisite: None
Course Purpose: To equip the students with the legal knowledge relating to employees
Expected Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
i. Familiarize with all the relevant enactments, legislations and regulation pertaining to
Labour Relations in Kenya
ii. explain the legal principles governing employment relationship both at the individual
and collective level.
iii. Evaluate the practical problems inherent in the implementation of labour statues in
Kenya.
iv. Solve labour disputes while taking into consideration economic and legal contexts.
Content
Introduction to Labour Law and relation: definition, scope and sources, functions. Statutory
legislation governing the employment relationship: the role of regulatory legislation in the
employment relationship, the scope of regulatory legislation in Kenya, analysis of the new
constitution provisions relation to labour, analysis of the employment act, Cap 226, analysis
of the regulation of wages and conditions of employment Act, Cap 229; minimum wage
legislation, analysis of the labour relations Bill 2007, review of the aforesaid Acts & any
other governing employment relationship. The Kenya industrial relations charter: the genesis
of the Kenya industrial relations charter, provisions of the charter, the theory of collective
bargaining, the legal status and effect of collective bargaining. Union recognition and
employee safety: the right to organize and freedom of association, the role of trade union
unions in the management of labour, status of occupational health and safety in Kenya, legal
notice No. 30 of 2004. International dimensions of labour regulations: the role of
international labour organization (ILO), the implementation of ILO conventions and
recommendations. Contemporary cross cutting issues in labour law; strikes and the law: the
freedom to strike, the legality and illegality of industrial action (strike), effect of industrial
action on the contract of employment. Minimum wage legislation in Kenya: 2011 proposal
and its legal reality.
Mode of Delivery
Group discussions, presentations, lectures, field visits and tutorials.
Instructional Materials/Equipment
Lecture notes, encyclopedias, textbooks, journals, newspaper articles, tape recorder, radio,
video shows. Illustration charts for demonstration
Assessment
Continuous Assessment 30%
Final Examination 70%
Total 100%
Core Textbooks
i. Mark Freedl (2009) Labour and the Law, Paul, London School of Law Publication.
ii. Stevens and Sons (2003) Principles of Labour Law, , University Of Rhodes
Publication.
iii. Industrial Conflict, A Comparative Legal Survey, Longman.
iv. Susan Rapp, Thomas (2009) The Global Workplace, International and Comparative
Employment Law Cases & Materials, Jefferson School of Law.
Core Journals
i. Journal of workers
ii. Workers mirror journal
Recommended Textbooks
i. Fridman (2008) Perspectives on Labour Law,, Tutor in Law, Oxford University.
ii. Fredman, G. H. L, (2000) The Modern Law of Employment, London, Stevens and
Sons.
iii. Employment, Welfare and Safety at Work, Penguim Books. Cocker, Sneed (1981)
The Industrial Court Of Kenya, Longman.
BHR 4402: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN & EFFECTIVENESS
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisite: None
Course Purpose: To equip the students with the legal knowledge relating to employees
Expected Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
i. Familiarize with all the relevant enactments, legislations and regulation pertaining to
Labour Relations in Kenya
ii. Explain the legal principles governing employment relationship both at the individual
and collective level.
ii. Evaluate the practical problems inherent in the implementation of labour statues in
Kenya.
iii. Solve labour disputes while taking into consideration economic and legal contexts.
Content
Introduction to Labour Law and relation: definition, scope and sources, functions. Statutory
legislation governing the employment relationship: the role of regulatory legislation in the
employment relationship, the scope of regulatory legislation in Kenya, analysis of the new
constitution provisions relation to labour, analysis of the employment act, Cap 226, analysis
of the regulation of wages and conditions of employment Act, Cap 229; minimum wage
legislation, analysis of the labour relations Bill 2007, review of the aforesaid Acts & any
other governing employment relationship. The Kenya industrial relations charter: the genesis
of the Kenya industrial relations charter, provisions of the charter, the theory of collective
bargaining, the legal status and effect of collective bargaining. Union recognition and
employee safety: the right to organize and freedom of association, the role of trade union
unions in the management of labour, status of occupational health and safety in Kenya, legal
notice No. 30 of 2004. International dimensions of labour regulations: the role of
international labour organization (ILO), the implementation of ILO conventions and
recommendations. Contemporary cross cutting issues in labour law; strikes and the law: the
freedom to strike, the legality and illegality of industrial action (strike), effect of industrial
action on the contract of employment. Minimum wage legislation in Kenya: 2011 proposal
and its legal reality.
Mode of Delivery
Group discussions, presentations, lectures, field visits and tutorials.
Instructional Materials/Equipment
Lecture notes, encyclopedias, textbooks, journals, newspaper articles, tape recorder, radio,
video shows. Illustration charts for demonstration
Assessment
Continuous Assessment 30%
Final Examination 70%
Total 100%
Recommended Textbooks
i. Jay R. Galbraith (2014)Designing Organizations: Strategy, Structure, and Process at the
Business Unit and Enterprise Levels 3rd Edition, Kindle Edition. ISBN-13: 978-
1118409954
ii. Rupert Morrison (2015)Data-driven Organization Design: Sustaining the Competitive
Edge Through Organizational Analytics 1st Edition, Kindle Edition. ISBN-13: 978-
0749474416
iii. Roger Blanplain (Author), Susan Bisom-Rapp (Author), William R. Corbett (Author),
Hilary K. Josephs (Author), Mich Zimmer (2012)The Global Workplace: International
and Comparative Employment Law: Cases and Materials, Second Edition (Aspen
Casebooks) 2nd ed. Edition, Kindle Edition. ISBN-13: 978-1454815662
Core Journals
i. Academy of Management Journal ISSN :(P) 0001-4273. ISSN:(O) 1948-0989
ii. British Journal of Management Online ISSN: 1467-8551
iii. Academy of Management Review ASIN: B00CXV2F48
Recommended Textbooks
i. David E. Strecker (2016) Labor Law: A Basic Guide to the National Labor Relations
Act 1st Edition, Kindle Edition. ISBN-13: 978-1439855942
ii. Jay R. Galbraith (2014)Designing Organizations: Strategy, Structure, and Process at
the Business Unit and Enterprise Levels 3rd Edition, Kindle Edition ISBN-13: 978-
1118409954
iii. Linda Argote (2013) Organizational Learning: Creating, Retaining and Transferring
Knowledge 2nd ed. ISBN-13: 978-1489987150
Recommended Journals
i. Journal of Organizational Behaviour and Management ISSN: 2279-0969
ii. International Journal of Organization Theory ISSN: 1532-4273,1532-4273,1093-4537
iii. Journal of Management Development ISSN: 0262-1711
