Employment Act · s 124

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124.
Commissioner’s power to inquire into complaints
(1) The Commissioner may inquire into and decide any dispute between an employee and his employer or any person liable under the provisions of this Act to pay any salary due to the employee, where the dispute arises out of —
(a) any term in the contract of service between the employee and his employer; or
(b) any of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder.
(2) In pursuance of that decision, the Commissioner may make an order in such form as he may determine, for the payment by either party of such sum of money as he considers just without limitation of the amount thereof.
(3) The power of the Commissioner under subsection (1) shall include the power to —
(a) hear and decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Part, any claim by —

Employment
(i) an employee against any person liable under section 53;
(ii) a sub-contractor for labour against a contractor or sub-contractor for any sum which the sub-contractor for labour claims to be due to him in respect of any labour provided by him under his contract of service with the contractor or sub-contractor; and
(b) make such consequential orders as may be necessary to give effect to his decision.

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s 124Commissioner’s power to inquire into complaints

(1)

The Commissioner may inquire into and decide any dispute between an employee and his employer or any person liable under the provisions of this Act to pay any salary due to the employee, where the dispute arises out of —

(a)

any term in the contract of service between the employee and his employer; or

(b)

any of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder.

(2)

In pursuance of that decision, the Commissioner may make an order in such form as he may determine, for the payment by either party of such sum of money as he considers just without limitation of the amount thereof.

(3)

The power of the Commissioner under subsection (1) shall include the power to —

(a)

hear and decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Part, any claim by —

Employment

(i)

an employee against any person liable under section 53;

(ii)

a sub-contractor for labour against a contractor or sub-contractor for any sum which the sub-contractor for labour claims to be due to him in respect of any labour provided by him under his contract of service with the contractor or sub-contractor; and

(b)

make such consequential orders as may be necessary to give effect to his decision.