Section 6

Termination of contract by notice

以通知終止合約的情況

Part II — Contracts of Employment (僱傭合約)

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Statutory Text

(1) Subject to subsections (2), (2A), (2B), (3) and (3A) and sections 15 and 33 , either party to a contract of employment may at any time terminate the contract by giving to the other party notice, orally or in writing, of his intention to do so.

(2) The length of notice required to terminate a contract of employment shall be—

(a) in the case of a contract which is deemed by virtue of the provisions of section 5 to be a contract for 1 month renewable from month to month and which does not make provision for the length of notice required to terminate the contract, not less than 1 month;

(b) in the case of a contract which is deemed by virtue of the provisions of section 5 to be a contract for 1 month renewable from month to month and which makes provision for the length of notice required to terminate the contract, the agreed period, but not less than 7 days;

(2A) Without prejudice to section 41D , annual leave to which an employee is entitled under section 41AA shall not be included under subsection (2) in the length of notice required to terminate a contract of employment.

(2B) The period of maternity leave to which a female employee is entitled under section 12 shall not be included under subsection (2) in the length of notice required to terminate a contract of employment.

(3) Where in any contract of employment, whether in writing or oral, it has been expressly agreed that the employment is on probation and the contract does not make provision for the length of notice required for its termination such contract may be terminated—

(a) by either party at any time during the first month of such employment without notice or payment in lieu;

(b) by either party at any time after the first month of such employment by giving to the other party notice of not less than 7 days.

(3A) Where in any contract of employment, whether in writing or oral, it has been expressly agreed that the employment is on probation and the contract makes provision for the length of notice required for its termination such contract may be terminated—

(a) notwithstanding the length of notice provided for in the contract, by either party at any time during the first month of such employment without notice or payment in lieu;

(b) by either party at any time after the first month of such employment by giving to the other party notice of the agreed period, but not less than 7 days.

(4) For the purposes of this section the expression month ( 月 ) means a period of time commencing on the day when notice of termination of a contract of employment is given or when employment begins, as the case may be, and ending at the end of the day before the corresponding date in the following month or, where there is no corresponding date in the following month or where the commencing day is the last day of a month, at the end of the last day of the following month.

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