AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING COMPLIANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT LAWS BY UGANDAN CORPORATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF MUKWANO GROUP OF COMPANIES

60 PAGES (15863 WORDS) Law Dissertation

ABSTRACT

This research looked at the Assessment of the Factors Influencing Compliance with Employment

Laws by Uganda Corporations. It was guided by the following objectives; to determine the

extent to which Ugandan employees' knowledge about the existing employment laws affected

compliance with the employment laws at the company, to evaluate the perceptions of

corporations towards the existing employment laws affected compliance with the employment

laws of the company, to examine how labour union activities have affected compliance with the

employment laws in Uganda and to examine how government involvement has affected

compliance with employment laws in Uganda.

The findings of the study were; background information of the respondents, results on the extent

to which employees of Mukwano Group of Companies are knowledgeable about the existing

employment laws, results on the perceptions of Mukwano Group of Companies management

towards the existing employment laws, result son how trade union activities have affected

compliance with the employment laws at Mukwano Group of Companies and how government

involvement and compliance to employment laws has affected their compliance at Mukwano

Group of Companies.

It was recommended that the biggest number of employees at Mukwano Group of Companies

knew the existing employment laws.

It was concluded that the trade umon activities and the government involvement helped

employees to know their employment Jaws.

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