Illegal terms of contract of service |
8. Every term of a contract of service which provides a condition of service which is less favourable to an employee than any of the conditions of service prescribed by this Act is illegal and void to the extent that it is so less favourable. |
Termination of contract |
Notice of termination of contract |
10.—(1) Either party to a contract of service may at any time give to the other party notice of the firstmentioned party’s intention to terminate the contract of service.
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Termination of contract without notice |
11.—(1) Either party to a contract of service may terminate the contract of service without notice or, if notice has already been given in accordance with section 10, without waiting for the expiry of that notice, by paying to the other party a sum equal to the amount of salary at the gross rate of pay which would have accrued to the employee during the period of the notice and in the case of a monthly‑rated employee where the period of the notice is less than a month, the amount payable for any one day is the gross rate of pay for one day’s work.
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Contractual age |
12.—(1) Despite any other written law, a person below 18 years of age is, subject to the provisions of this Act, competent to enter into a contract of service.
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When contract deemed to be broken by employer and employee |
13.—(1) An employer is deemed to have broken the employer’s contract of service with the employee if the employer fails to pay salary in accordance with Part 3.
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Liability on breach of contract |
16. Subject to anything in the contract of service to the contrary, the party who breaks the contract of service is liable to pay to the other party a sum equal to the amount the firstmentioned party would have been liable to pay under section 11 had the firstmentioned party terminated the contract of service without notice or with insufficient notice. |