Fire Someone the Right Way, or Risk Paying 12 Months' Wages
Kenyan law can rule a dismissal unfair even when the reason was real and provable, if you skipped the hearing. The compensation can run up to twelve months' wages.
Stories tagged "payroll"
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No Muster Roll, No Case: What Kenyan Courts Ask For When a Casual Worker Disputes Pay
When a casual worker disputes their hours or pay, Kenyan courts do not ask them to prove it. They ask you. No muster roll, and the gap counts against you.
The True Cost of a Hire: An 80,000 Salary Costs You 86,050
The salary on the offer letter is the one number nobody receives. An 80,000 hire costs your business 86,050 a month and reaches your employee as 57,877. Here is where the rest goes.
Kazisafi 101: Five Questions People Ask Before Signing Up
Everything a Kenyan business owner asks before picking a payroll system, answered.
5 KRA Penalties Quietly Eating Kenyan SMEs Alive
PAYE filed two days late on 300,000 KES costs 6,000 KES on day one. And it compounds. Here are the five penalties most Kenyan business owners only meet during an audit.
The Real Cost of Manual Payroll for Kenyan SMEs
You think manual payroll is free. It isn't. You're paying in time, money, and risk. Here's what it actually costs.
Every Payroll Deduction in Kenya (2026), And the Cost of Getting Each One Wrong
PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy, NITA. Current 2026 rates, the small print most payroll systems still miss, and what each one costs to get wrong.
NSSF Rates Increased Again: What You'll Pay in 2026
NSSF contributions went up this month. If you're earning above 72,000 KES, you're now paying more. Here's what changed and what to do.