Any person or group of persons for whom an employee works or has worked or normally worked or sought to work under a contract of employment.

A Contract of Employment  is any agreement whether in writing or verbal, expressed or implied, whereby:

One person agrees to employ another as an employee; and

The other person agrees to serve the employer as an employee in return for remuneration/payment.

The rights of workers stem from the constitution of Uganda 1995 – article 40 that provides for Economic Right and The Employment Act, 2006.