Nairobi, Jan. 26 -- The Employment and Labour Relations Court has faulted the office of the vice-chancellor of the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) for unlawfully ordering deductions of alleged salary overpayments to a senior lecturer, totalling Sh4.1 million, without an explanation or a hearing.

While reinforcing protections for workers against unexplained and unilateral payroll actions, the court ruled that recovery of alleged overpayments must follow due process, including giving the employee notice and a hearing before deductions are effected.

The court held that the Vice Chancellor's directive violated constitutional and statutory safeguards when the recovery order of the amount was made in regards to Professor Lawrence Otweyo M...