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Termination for misconduct, etc
Cap. 297, s. 44 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The employer may give a written warning to a worker where that worker–
(a) breaches a condition of employment;
(b) behaves in a manner which constitutes a misconduct; or
(c) behaves in a manner which constitutes gross
(2) If the worker after being warned pursuant to sub-section
(1), commits the same or similar misconduct, the employer may terminate the worker’s contract of employment without notice.
(3) Where the employer acted pursuant to sub-sections (1) and (2), the employer shall be deemed to have waived any right to terminate the employment of a worker for misconduct if the employer failed to terminate the employment after having knowledge of the misconduct or at the end of any investigation of the said misconduct.
(4) The employment of a worker shall not be terminated for unsatisfactory performance unless the employer has given the worker instructions as to how the worker should perform his duties and a written warning to adhere to the employer’s instructions and the worker continues to perform any duty unsatisfactorily.
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Amended by: 3 of 2011
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