Employment Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Contracts of Service
21. Termination of contract of service
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A contract of service for a specified period of time or for the performance of a specified piece of work shall, unless otherwise terminated in accordance with this Part, terminate when the period of time for which such contract of service was made has expired or when the piece of work specified in such contract of service has been completed.
contract of service
“contract of service” means, subject to section 10, any agreement, whether in writing or oral and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve him as an employee, and includes a contract of apprenticeship;
A contract of service for an unspecified period of time shall continue in force until terminated in accordance with this Part.
Terms defined in s 2
contract of service
Defined · s 2“contract of service” means, subject to section 10, any agreement, whether in writing or oral and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve him as an employee, and includes a contract of apprenticeship;
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