Sets employees' fundamental rights and minimum conditions of employment. Sections 35-51 cover termination notice, summary dismissal and unfair termination, section 46(h) bars dismissal for initiating a complaint or proceedings against the employer, and section 10(6) requires written particulars to be kept for five years after termination. Latest listed amendment is Act No. 3 of 2024.
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Employment & Whistleblowing
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Retention of employment records
Retention period5 years after termination (s.10(6))
Section 10(6) requires employers to keep written employment particulars for five years after termination; ss.20-21 require itemised pay statements and statements of statutory deductions.
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