Exam 20: The Contract of Employment

Jack Machinery Limited is a clothing company. Jake is an employee of the company. Part of the work of Jake includes attending at the home of purchasers to repair machines purchased directly from Jack Machinery and still under warranty. Jake is due to attend at the home of Mary to repair a machine purchased by Mary. He cannot make it and so he asks a friend, Mike, to attend for him. Mike is not an employee of Jack Machinery Limited. While at the home of Mary, Mike gets into an argument with Mary and during the course of the argument slaps Mary. Can Mary sue Jack Machinery Limited for assault and battery. Explain your answer.

In the absence of an express term about notice in a contract of employment, the common law rule is that

Incompetence, disobedience and misconduct justify an ending of the contract of employment for breach, but illness justifies an ending of the contract of employment for

An employer that dismisses an employee can give the employee reasonable notice of termination and avoid paying damages for wrongful dismissal.

A closed shop agreement is

The usual minimum notice requirement for a week hiring is

Explain the types of disputes that can affect trade unions.

Pay equity legislation is intended to

Which section of the Charter prohibits discrimination on a variety of grounds?

Pay equity legislation aims to eliminate gender discrimination in employment remuneration. What is the difference between the concept of "equal pay for equal work" and the concept of "equal pay for work of equal value"?

Section 28 of the Charter prohibits discrimination.