Employment Act 1955 · Updated to 1 Aug 2023 · Part II · Contracts of Service
10. Contracts to be in writing and to include provision for termination
Feedback & supportA contract of service for a specified period of time exceeding one month or for the performance of a specified piece of work, where the time reasonably required for the completion of the work exceeds or may exceed one month, shall be in writing.
contract of service
“contract of service” means any agreement, whether oral or in writing and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve his employer as an employee and includes an apprenticeship contract;
In every written contract of service a clause shall be included setting out the manner in which such contract may be terminated by either party in accordance with this Part.