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Power of magistrate over wages.
Power of magistrate in cases of wrongful determination of contract.
Power of magistrate to fine.
Power of magistrate to order security for fulfilment of written contract.
No. 45 of 1902.
EMPLOYERS AND SERVANTS.
14. On the hearing of any complaint for the recovery of wages the magistrate may order that the whole or any part of any wages claimed be withheld, or that the whole or any part of any wages, with such an amount not exceeding ten days' wages in addition as may seem just, shall be paid by way of compensation to the servant for unpaid wages.
15. On the hearing of any complaint for wrongful determination of any contract of service the magistrate may order any wages due on the contract to be paid or withheld either wholly or in part and may, if he sees fit, order the party in default to pay to the other party any sum not exceeding one month's wages by way of compensation for the wrongful determination of the contract.
16. On the hearing of any complaint for refusal to enter upon or commence service under any contract of service or for unlawful absence from service or for disobedience to lawful orders, negligence, carelessness, injury to property, insolence, abusive or insulting language or other misconduct the magistrate may order the party complained against to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and may order that the whole or any part of such fine be paid by way of compensation to the party complaining.
17. On any complaint by a party to a written contract of service that the other party neglects or omits to fulfil the contract, or omits or refuses to enter on or commence service, or absents himself from service, the magistrate may, in addition to any other penalty authorised by this Ordinance, order the party complained against to fulfil the contract, and may, if he thinks fit, order such party to find security for the fulfilment of such contract, and in default of such security to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
Power to magistrate to punish for wilful breach of contract causing or likely to cause serious loss.
18. Every servant, whether in combination with others or not, who wilfully breaks a contract of service under this Ordinance knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the probable consequences of so doing will be to cause the stoppage of work in any factory, field or place in such a manner as may be attended with serious loss to the owner of the factory, field or place, or serious inconvenience to the public, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
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Power of magistrate over wages.
Power of magistrate in cases of wrongful .determination
of contract.
Power of magistrate to fine.
Power of
of written contract.
No. 45 of 1902.
EMPLOYERS AND SERVANTS.
14. On the hearing of any complaint for the recovery of wages the magistrate may order that the whole or any part of any wages claimed be withheld, or that the whole or any part of any wages, with such an amount not exceeding ten days wages in addition as may seem just, shall be paid by way of compensation to the servant for unpaid wages.
15. On the hearing of any complaint for wrongful deter- mination of any contract of service the magistrate may order any wages due on the contract to be paid or withheld either wholly or in part and may, if he sees fit, order the party in default to pay to the other party any sum not exceeding one month's wages by way of compensation for the wrongful determination of the contract.
16. On the hearing of any complaint for refusal to enter upon or commence service under any contract of service or for unlawful absence from service or for disobedience to lawful orders, negligence, carelessness, injury to property, insolence, abusive or insulting language or other misconduct the magistrate may order the party complained against to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and may order that the whole or any part of such fine be paid by way of compensa- tion to the party complaining.
17. On any complaint by a party to a written contract of magistrate to service that the other party neglects or omits to fulfil the order security for fulfilment contract, or omits or refuses to enter on or commence service, or absents himself from service, the magistrate may, in addition to any other penalty authorised by this Ordinance, order the party complained against to fulfil the contract, and may, if he thinks fit, order such party to find security for the fulfilment of such contract, and in default of such security to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
Power to magistrate
to punish for wilful breach
of contract causing or likely to cause serious loss.
18. Every servant, whether in combination with others or not, who wilfully breaks a contract of service under this Ordinance knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the probable consequences of so doing will be to cause the stoppage of work in any factory, field or place in such a the stoppage manner as may be attended with serious loss to the owner of the factory, field or place, serious inconvenience to the public, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
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