Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Motor Ferry IndustryMain Collective Agreement22. Termination of Employment |
22.1 | An employer or an employee, may terminate the contract of employment only on written notice of not less than — |
22.1.1 | one week, if the employee has been employed for 6 months or less; |
22.1.2 | two weeks, if the employee has been employed for more than 6 months but not more than one year; |
22.1.3 | four weeks, if the employee has been employed for more than one year. |
22.2 | Nothing contained in clause 22.1above shall effect: |
22.2.1 | the right of an employer or an employee to terminate the contract of employment without notice for any cause recognised by law as sufficient; or |
22.2.2 | any agreement between an employer and an employee that provides for a period of notice of equal duration on both sides of longer than one week, two weeks or four weeks, as the case may be: Provided that if an agreement has been entered into in terms hereof, the payment or forfeiture in lieu of notice shall be proportionate to the period of notice agreed upon. |