The changing public policy and automatic termination of fixed-term employment contracts in South Africa

The changing public policy and automatic termination of fixed-term employment contracts in South Africa

Automatic termination is an accepted means of terminating fixed-term employment relationships. The use of "automatic termination" clauses in employment contracts has become commonplace. Awareness of the potential for abuse of these contractual mechanisms is increasing. Recent case law on t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Judith Geldenhuys
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: North-West University 2017-06-01
Series:Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Subjects:
Automatic termination
"automatic termination” clauses
contracting out of statutory protection
contractual waiver of rights
"fixed-term contract”
public policy
public interest
"non-standard” employees
resolutive conditions
temporary employment services
termination by operation of law
validity and enforceability of contractual device
Online Access:http://journals.assaf.org.za/per/article/view/1704/2704

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