Category: Industrial Relations

Reasons for termination of employment

Reasons for termination of employment

In our earlier post, we cover the Notice of termination as per the EMPLOYMENT ACT. However, there are some reasons that the employer may terminate an employee’s contract as follows

Retirement
Section 14(1) IRA- misconduct
Wilful Breach of Contract
Retrenchment
Criminal Offence
Frustration of Contract
Repudiation of Contract
Effluxion of time [contract of service for specific period]
Termination for poor performance

For the employee govern [...]

Sep 06, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Sexual Harassment at the workplace

Sexual Harassment at the workplace

The word “harass” includes quite a broad spectrum of action; distress, badger, trouble, vex, plunge, torment, irritate, heckle, beset, worry, afflict, depress, sadden, annoy and disturb. In a workplace, sexual harassment becomes a form of sexual discrimination, which is contrary to the principles of equal rights for men and women.
On late, there has been much [...]

Jul 06, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post