Impact on employment contracts in foreign currency and the way forward
We have acted for both local and international clients in commercial litigation & arbitration. Disputes that we have acted for our clients involve commercial disputes with the Government of Tanzania through its various executive agencies, represented our international and banking clients in our courts including execution proceedings.
We believe that our role is to ensure that disputes are dealt with efficiently and we aim to reduce the uncertainties surrounding the process. We have a team of experts in litigation and arbitration who combine the resources from our group member partners and associates to provide innovative strategies and effective case management. From October 1997 when IMMMA Advocates opened its services to the general public, we have represented and prosecuted hundreds of cases successfully for and on behalf of our clients.
Experience has included advising:
- Puma Energy at the CMA, at the High Court Labour Division and the Court of Appeal in a class action by 145 employees in relation to a retrenchment undertaken by Puma Energy
- In an unfair termination claim by an ex-employee of Statoil Tanzania involving USD1 million
- CCBRT at the Commission for Mediation and Arbitration (CMA) in a retrenchment matter involving 10 of its employees
- Statoil Tanzania AS at the High Court, Labour Division, in a revision against an Award issued by CMA awarding compensation of a total of TZS 132 million
- Asco at the High Court, Labour Division, in a class action by 114 employees following an unlawful strike
- A leading tobacco production company ie TLTC and TTPL in various labor disputes with workers unions and individual employees
- British America Tobacco (BAT) to settle an unfair termination claim following retrenchment which was necessitated by a restructuring exercise
- Ndovu Resources in the complaint lodged by employees claiming improvement of their working environment, tools, hours of work, statutory deduction etc
- African Explosive Limited at the CMA, High Court, Labor Division, and at Court of Appeal on the claim of unfair termination by a number of ex-employees
- Airtel at the CMA in negotiating separation agreements with its employees who were to be retrenched
With the establishment of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) following the enactment of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), 2022, Tanzania has made significant progress in strengthening personal data protection across both public and private sectors.
The ELRA is the main legislation that regulates labour and employment relations, safeguard rights, and establishes standards for a fair and productive workplace in Tanzania Mainland.
On February 16, 2024 the Bank of Tanzania (the Bank) issued and published for the first time a subsidiary legislation on compulsory liquidation of banks and financial institutions.
This is an update to our Data Protection Laws of the World: Tanzania dated 26 January 2023, which provided an overview of the Personal Data Protection Act, 2022.