Illegal #Termination of #Employment #Contract in #Pakistan || by #Rabia_Saghar_Adv.

#Contract_of_Employment While Article 18 of the Constitution affords every citizen with the right to enter upon any lawful profession or occupation, and to conduct any lawful trade or business, the Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance was enacted in 1968 to address the relationship between employer and employee and the contract of employment. The Ordinance applies to all industrial and commercial establishments throughout the country employing 20 or more workers and provides for the security of employment. In the case of workers in other establishments, domestic servants, farmworkers, or casual labor engaged by contractors, #Termination_of_the_Contract_of_Employment The services of a permanent worker cannot be terminated for any reason other than misconduct unless one month’s notice or wages in lieu thereof has been furnished by the employer or by the worker if he or she so chooses to leave his or her service. One month’s wages are calculated on the basis of the average wage earned during the last three months of service. Other categories of workers are not entitled to notice or pay in lieu of notice. All terminations of service in any form must be documented in writing stating the reasons for such an act. If a worker is aggrieved by an order of termination he or she may proceed under Section 46 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002, aimed at regulating the labor-management relations in the country, and bring his or her grievance to the attention of his or her employer, in writing, either him or herself, through the shop steward or through his or her trade union within three months of the occurrence of the cause of action. Forms of termination have been described as removed, retrenched, discharged, or dismissed from service. To safeguard against any colorful exercise of power, victimization, or unfair labor practices, the Labour Courts have been given powers to examine and intervene to find out whether there has been a violation of the principles of natural justice and whether any action by the employer was bonafide or unjust. #Rabia_Saghar_Advocate_High_Court_Islamabad #Free_Legal_Aid_Helpline: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... #Facebook:   / rabiasagharadv   #Instagram:   / rabia_saghar   #Twitter:   / rabia_saghar   #WhatsApp: +923005630404 #For_appointment_00923005630404