Nairobi, Aug. 25 -- Can your employer transfer you just months before retirement? For over 32 years, Philip Mulogosi built his career as a technician at Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) in Eldoret, where he also developed a life beyond work.

With about 18 months to retirement, the chief technician (operations) was moved to Nairobi last year, forcing him to reconsider plans for his final months of employment.

Mr Mulogosi had completed KPC's pre-retirement training and said he had prepared his home and social life in Eldoret for life after formal employment. He sought judicial intervention in a case that raised a workplace question for staff nearing retirement.

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has quashed his transfer from Pump Stat...