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. An employer is allowed to terminate employment on grounds related to conduct or performance on condition that the employee is afforded an opportunity to be heard on the charges laid against him. A contract of employment may be terminated by reasons of redundancy.
Redundancy arises when there is no more work for the employee to do.
This will be so for operational requirements based on the employer s economic, technological or structural needs. Notice of the impending redundancy must be given. When an employee is not satisfied with the termination there are three alternatives to approaching the matter. The first alternative is to appeal within the company. The second alternative is to report the matter to a Labour officer.