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Lay-off.

cf. 1965 C. 62.

s. 5(1). 7

20F.

(1) Where an employee is employed

under a contract on such terms and condi ions

that his remuneration thereunder depends on

his being provided by the employer with ork

of the kind he is employed to do, he shall for

the purposes of subsection (1) of section 200

be taken to be laid off where the employer does

not provide such work for him for a period

exceeding three normal working days in any one

week and whereby he is not entitled to any

remuneration under the contract for such

period:

Provided that any period during which an.

employee is not provided with work because

of a lock-out by his employer shall not

constitute a period of lay-off.

(2) The continuity of a contract of

employment of an employee shall not be treated

as broken by any period of lay-off.

(3) For the purposes of this Part the

"relevant date" in respect of the right of an

employee to a severance payment arising by

reason of lay-off means any day immediately

prior to which his employer has failed to

provide him with work for a period exceeding

three normal working days in any one week.