Unpaid Wages & Benefits Lawyers Kenya

Assess salary arrears, deductions, leave pay, commissions and disputed final dues using the employment and payment records. Discuss your matter with WKA Advocates in.

Unpaid Wages & Benefits in Kenya

Assess salary arrears, deductions, leave pay, commissions and disputed final dues using the employment and payment records.

What to Do When Your Employer Does Not Pay You in Kenya

Make a dated salary schedule showing the periods worked, contractual pay, amounts received and balance disputed. Retain payslips, bank records, the employment agreement and relevant attendance or work records you can lawfully hold. Write to the employer or HR contact identifying the missed payment and requesting an explanation and a payment date.

Keep the response and follow the available grievance procedure where appropriate. A labour officer complaint, negotiation or employment claim may be relevant depending on the facts. WKA can assess the employer identity, evidence, deadlines and route. Avoid assuming a complaint pauses a legal time limit or that stopping work automatically resolves the arrears.

Salary Arrears Evidence Checklist in Kenya

Connect every amount claimed to a period, agreed rate and supporting record. A contract may show the agreed salary while a bank statement shows payments actually received. Explain cash payments, partial payments, allowances and changes in salary so the schedule can be checked.

Keep original payslips and correspondence, including acknowledgements of the debt and promised payment dates. Record the employer legal name and any dispute about who employed you. Missing documents do not automatically end a claim, but assumptions should be clearly distinguished from facts requiring proof.

Prepare Your Legal Instructions

Bring the contract, policy versions, correspondence and a chronology of material events. Identify any imminent hearing, payment or filing deadline. Explain what remains disputed and the outcome you want to consider.

Review the official WKA Employment & Labour practice and Employment Act on Kenya Law.

Discuss Your Employment Matter With WKA

Tell WKA Advocates whether you are an employer or employee, what happened, the documents available and any hearing or filing deadline. Call +254 798 035 580, email info@wka.co.ke, or view our Nairobi contact details. Agree the scope, fees and next step before work begins.