No, oral or written contracts of service apply equally and are enforceable under the law.

Therefore, the absence of a written contract of employment does not stop any party to enforce it or to fulfil their obligations. 

The only difference is in the means of proving the existence of both

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

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.