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Existing ordinances and agree- ments.

Term of agreement.

Termination

of agreement by notice.

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(2) If any employer is dissatisfied with any decision or order taken or made by any officer to whom powers or duties have been delegated he may appeal from such decision or order to the Commissioner within fourteen days of the date of such decision or order being communicated to him.

5. Nothing in this Ordinance shall operate to relieve any

employer or worker of any duty or liability imposed upon him by the provisions of any other Ordinance for the time being in force or to limit any powers given to any Government officer by any such Ordinance.

6. All agreements and contracts valid and in force prior to

the coming into operation of this Ordinance shall continue to be in force after such date and subject to the express provisions in any such agreement or contract contained, the parties there to shall be subject to and entitled to the benefit of the provisions of this Ordinance.

PART II.

AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.

7. All agreements shall, subject to any stipulation to the

contrary, terminate on the last day of the term agreed upon or upon the, completion of a specified number of days' work or pièce of work as the case may be, provided that any party to an agreement for a period not exceeding one month shall, on the termination of such agreement, in the manner aforesaid, be conclusively presumed to have entered into a fresh agreement upon the same terms and conditions as those of the agreement so terminated unless due notice shall have been previously given by either party to such agreement as prescribed by section 9.

8. Subject to specific agreement to the contrary the

frequency of payment of wages shall be deemed to determine the duration of any agreement to work: thus & worker who is paid at weekly intervals shall be deemed to be employed on a weekly agreement and a worker paid monthly shall be deemed to L. employed on a monthly agreement.

9 (1) Either party to an agreement or contract of service

for a period of time may terminate such agreement or contract of service on the expiration of due notice given by him to the other party of his intention to do so, and the length of the notice to be given shall be equal to the period of the agreement or contract of service to be termi na ted.

(2) Such notice may be either verbal or written and may be given at any time and the day on which notice is given shall be included in the period of the notice.

(3) Where notice. has been given there shall be paid to the worker on the day of the expiration of the notice all wages due to him.

10 (1) Either party to an agreement may terminate the seme

upon payment to the other party of a sum equal to the amount of wages which would have accrued to the worker during the term of such notice.