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Part II · Contracts of Service

13. Termination of contract without notice

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Either party may end a contract of service without notice by paying the other party an indemnity. The indemnity equals the employee's wages for the notice period, or for the rest of a notice already given. A party may also end the contract without notice if the other party wilfully breaks a condition.

Summary · Drafted with AI, checked against the official text on 30 Sep 2026.

(1)

Either party to a contract of service may terminate such contract of service without notice or, if notice has already been given in accordance with section 12, without waiting for the expiry of that notice, by paying to the other party an indemnity of a sum equal to the amount of wages which would have accrued to the employee during the term of such notice or during the unexpired term of such notice.

(2)

Either party to a contract of service may terminate such contract of service without notice in the event of any wilful breach by the other party of a condition of the contract of service.

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