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Lolest!
#1 Posted : Tuesday, June 28, 2011 8:05:48 PM
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Is it a legal requirement? If it is, who qualifies for it and how is it calculated?
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#2 Posted : Tuesday, June 28, 2011 8:31:14 PM
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Lolest!, sorry for intruding into your thread, but I just have to ask this question:

Has Wazua closed/banned/forbidden posting on the Julie Gichuru thread? The place for Quick Reply or Post Reply is not even there.
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#3 Posted : Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:07:09 PM
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youcan'tstopusnow wrote:
Lolest!, sorry for intruding into your thread, but I just have to ask this question:

Has Wazua closed/banned/forbidden posting on the Julie Gichuru thread? The place for Quick Reply or Post Reply is not even there.
Ama ni mimi pekee yangu?



the admin is truing to maintain respect because am sure theey envisaged that thread being personal attack to a prominent figure in the media sector. A number of my posts were also erased so usijali sana braza.
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Sober
#4 Posted : Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:11:31 PM
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Gratuity (others call it service) to me depends on the companies practice and it is not a policy. Most firms do it if you stay with them for over a year and it depends with your position, salary, sensitivity o the job and information you may be going with, your mode of departure among others.
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Elder
#5 Posted : Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:38:37 AM
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Lolest! wrote:
Is it a legal requirement? If it is, who qualifies for it and how is it calculated?


It is only mandatory in case of redundancy. Otherwise an employee would only get it if the employer is 'feeling philanthropic enough'.
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Gordon Gekko
#6 Posted : Wednesday, June 29, 2011 7:37:01 AM
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Gratuity is offered where you are on contract for a specified term and the company doesn't ordinarily offer any pension contribution. It is to compensate you for what the would have otherwise paid in pension on your behalf. It is a bonus, not a legal requirement but has to be spelt out clearly in the contract
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Sasha
#7 Posted : Wednesday, June 29, 2011 8:53:05 AM
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@Elder it is not mandatory even redundancy. It is a form of saying 'thank you' for work done by an employee. If the company has no funds to pay gratuity then they don't have to i.e. unless it is expressly provided in the employment contract.

Usually it is calculated at between 1 & 2 months' salary for every year worked or a percentage of the total annual salary for years worked! Ideally it depends on how much money you have to spend on gratuity!
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nostoppingthis
#8 Posted : Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:13:54 AM
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Gordon Gekko wrote:
Gratuity is offered where you are on contract for a specified term and the company doesn't ordinarily offer any pension contribution. It is to compensate you for what the would have otherwise paid in pension on your behalf. It is a bonus, not a legal requirement but has to be spelt out clearly in the contract


Is it to be taxed?
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gohill
#9 Posted : Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:25:16 AM
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nostoppingthis wrote:
Gordon Gekko wrote:
Gratuity is offered where you are on contract for a specified term and the company doesn't ordinarily offer any pension contribution. It is to compensate you for what the would have otherwise paid in pension on your behalf. It is a bonus, not a legal requirement but has to be spelt out clearly in the contract


Is it to be taxed?


Yes. Gratuity is taxable at the rate prevailing when it's being processed. Just like PAYE.
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'user'
#10 Posted : Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:46:00 AM
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as from 2007 ,If an employee is a member of NSSF, the employer is not obliged to pay gratuity.

This leaves employees at a vulnerable position since before 2007 there was a statutory 15 days per year gratuity payment whether it was provided in the contract or not.

If you are sacked today , unless it is provided in the contract ,you can legally go home empty handed if your employer was paying for you NSSF.Na utado?

However , the 15 days per year gratuity earned upto 2006 is still payable.

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