Entries by fbadmin1

Q&A – 10 May 2021

May 10, 2021 in /by

Corporal punishment in schools My son aged 6 years has refused to go to school because his class teacher strikes him. Do we have any law that regulates administration of corporal punishment in schools? Does the law allow striking a child who is only 6 years old? I find this a colonial practice which has […]

Pension to inmates

May 3, 2021 in /by

My father worked for the Government until he retired at the age of 60 years. He was paid a lump sum amount and was then under monthly pension. In September last year he was convicted of an offence that he committed after retirement and since third quarter last year the Pension Fund has stopped paying […]

Careless spread of Covid

May 3, 2021 in /by

Is there any specific law for Covid-19? If a person who has contacted a Covid patient goes to the public without wearing a face mask or he shakes hands with others and infects them, can that conduct amounts to any crime known under our laws? I know of a fellow employee who knew he was […]

Q&A – 3 May 2021

May 3, 2021 in /by

Careless spread of Covid Is there any specific law for Covid-19? If a person who has contacted a Covid patient goes to the public without wearing a face mask or he shakes hands with others and infects them, can that conduct amounts to any crime known under our laws? I know of a fellow employee […]

Payment for work during leave

April 26, 2021 in /by

My employer assigned me work during my annual leave. I now want him to pay me double gross salary for the month I worked during my leave but HR is refusing to pay me on grounds that leave pay does not include allowances. Can you guide me on how leave pay is computed? Is it […]

Execution of fine and compensation orders

April 26, 2021 in /by

If a person is convicted by Court to serve jail term, pay a fine and pay compensation to the victim of the crime but the offender fails to pay the fine and/or compensation, how can the fine and/or compensation be enforced against the offender? PL, Dar It is important to note that fine and compensation […]

Q&A – 26 April 2021

April 26, 2021 in /by

Wife disallows me to use her assets I have a very rich wife who earns nearly 8 times as me and takes care of the entire household. We are blessed with two children and I am overall happy with our marriage except for the fact that she doesn’t allow me to use some of her […]

Representation by advocate in disciplinary hearing

April 19, 2021 in , /by

I work for a private company and have been summoned to appear in a disciplinary hearing to answer accusation of gross negligence. Am I entitled to engage and appear before the committee with my advocate? HF, Dar Under paragraph 4(4)(5) of the Disciplinary Procedure prescribed under the Employment and Labour Relations (Code of Good Practice) […]

Q&A – 19 April 2021

April 19, 2021 in /by

Bail in money laundering and economic offences I keep on hearing that the so called economic offences are unbailable. Is it true that when a person is charged with such offences he/she can be detained in remand prison indefinitely or until the prosecutor decides to commence the trial and the case is decided on merits. […]

Working on a public holiday

April 12, 2021 in /by

I am employed as a driver assigned to drive the managing director of our company. Recently I worked on a day that was declared a public holiday by the President. Am I entitled to be paid an allowance for working on a public holiday? Kindly guide. FG, Dodoma According to section 25 of the Employment […]

Suspect statement by foreign agent

April 12, 2021 in /by

Our accountant, who is foreigner stole, our company’s money and fled to his home country. He was arrested there by the international police. After the arrest, he made a suspect statement to a police officer who is a citizen of his home country and he confessed stealing the company’s money. We would like to know […]

Q&A – 12 April 2021

April 12, 2021 in /by

Suspect statement by foreign agent Our accountant, who is foreigner stole, our company’s money and fled to his home country. He was arrested there by the international police. After the arrest, he made a suspect statement to a police officer who is a citizen of his home country and he confessed stealing the company’s money. […]

Lending academic certificates

April 4, 2021 in /by

I am a form four leaver doing private business. My cousin is asking me to lend him my form four academic certificate as he wants to use it to apply for a job in a private company. Is this a crime? I really want to help him to secure this job as the job market is […]

Property tax disputes

April 4, 2021 in /by

What is the procedure for challenging an assessment of property rates? Is the affected party required to follow the same procedure provided under the Tax Administration Act, 2015? OP, Moshi Regulation 15 of the Local Government Authorities Rating (Collection of Property Rates) Regulations, 2020 (GN No.1 of 2020) requires a rate payer aggrieved by the […]

Q&A – 5 April 2021

April 4, 2021 in /by

Paternity leave for a child born out of wedlock I do not believe in marriages and luckily am not married but have a child with my girlfriend. I have been having an argument with my employer, who is very unhappily married, that I am entitled to paternity leave notwithstanding that the child is born out […]

Notice pay subject to pension deduction

March 29, 2021 in /by

I work for a private company and recently signed a mutual separation agreement with my employer. One of the terminal dues agreed upon was 3 months’ remuneration in lieu of notice of termination of my employment. When I went to collect my terminal dues I was surprised to be told that my 3 months’ notice […]