The Complainants Agaba James, Muhwezi Benjamin and Nkundukozera Peter, jointly and severally instituted this action for discrimination against the Respondent, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) under the provisions of Section 23(1) and (2) of the Equal Opportunities Commission Act, 2007 seeking redress for:
- None remittance of their National Social Security Fund (NSSF) contributions.
- Failure by the Respondent to issue Employment Contracts.
Denial of leave. - Denial of Salary increment of Uganda Shillings two hundred thousand (200,000/-).
- Denial of extra allowance of Uganda Shillings Ninety thousand (90,000/-) per month for Agaba James (the 1st complainant) in particular.
In line with Section 14 (3) of the Equal Opportunities Act. The issues to be determined were whether the alleged individual complaints A-E where indeed acts of Discrimination on the part of the Respondent against the Complainants and if there any remedies available to the Complainants.