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Court stops use of transfers to punish police officers

Judge's gavel. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

The Labour Court has clipped the powers of police boses to arbitrarily transfer officers as a way of punishing them, terming the practice illegal and abusive.

In a landmark judgment, Justice Mathews Nduma of the Employment and Labour Relations Court warned National Police Service (NPS) commanders that transfers cannot be used to discipline officers, stressing that police officers, like all workers, are entitled to fair labour practices and protection of their family life.

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