CO129-626-3 Labour Department- report to Labour Commissioner 1-3-1951 - 30-6-1952 — Page 146

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Contracts of service.

According

force of law

to certain

collective

agreement.

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worker

(2) An agreement shall be deemed to be broken by a if he is continuously absent from work for more than twenty four hours, exclusive of holidays ordinarily observed, without leave from his employer or other reasonable cause.

11. All contracts of service shall be in writing and shall

contain the following information:-

(a) Name of the employer or group of employers and where

practicable of the undertaking and the place of employment;

(b)

the name of the worker;

the nature of the employment;

a) the duration of the contract and method of terminating

it;

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the rate of wages and method of calculation; any special conditions.

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12. All contracts of service concluded after the coming into operation of this Ordinance for a period exceeding six months must be attested by a Magistrate or the Commission- er otherwise they will be illegal, null and void.

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13. Before attesting a contract for a period exceeding six months the Magistrate or the Commissioner shall satisfy himself that:-

a) the contract is in due legal form;

b) the terms of the contract are in accordance with the

law and are reasonable;

(c) the worker fully understands the terms of the

contract;

(a) the worker declares himself not bound by any previous

agreement.

14. A duplicate copy of each written contract of service

for a period exceeding six months shall be retained by the Commissioner..

15. The Governor in Council may, at any time he thinks fit,

by Government notification published in the Gazette accord the full force of law to any collective agreement entered into between the representatives of certain employers and workers in any industry so that the agree- ment entered into shall be deemed and truated in all respects as if it were & wages award sanctioned under the Trade Boards Ordinance No.15 of 1940.

Child employment.

PART III..

EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.

16 (1) No child under the age of eight years shall be

employed in any form of employment.

(2) No child under the age of twelve years shall be employed in any employment except agricultural or horti- cultural light work or light work aboard sampan or similar vessel being work carried on collectively by the family of the child or by the local community or on light work of a domestic character in the household of a natural parent or legal guardian of the child.

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