Nairobi, June 8 -- The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by security firm Wells Fargo Limited to dismiss a group of cash management officers for abandoning ATM services for contracted banks over alleged welfare grievances.

The court, however, faulted the security services company for conducting a rushed disciplinary process and ordered compensation equivalent to two months' salary for each worker.

The appellate court overturned a key finding by the Employment and Labour Relations Court, which had ruled that the dismissals were unfair and awarded each employee compensation equivalent to 12 months' salary.

The dispute dates back to December 2013 when the employees, who were responsible for loading ATMs and handling sensitive access c...