A contract of employment may be terminated by either the employee or the employer. In the area of dismissal it is only employees who get dismissed. The termination of the contract is in accordance with what the contract itself states or what the law states. A contract may provide that either party to the contract should give written notice covering a period of a month, three months or six months. Failure, to give notice may be an ineffective way of terminating the contract or the termination will be wrongful.
Death terminates a contract whether written or oral.
Thirty days where the contract is for a period of one week or more. Notice to terminate employment may be either verbal or written. Section 21 provides for termination by payment. An oral contract may also be terminated by payment to the other party of money equal to all wages or salary and other benefits that would have been paid in the notice period. Section 15B prohibits and makes it a criminal offence to terminate the contract for reasons connected with the employee s pregnancy.